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MILLIMETERS
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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART IV
(1899-1910)
Thomas E. Jeffrey
Lisa Gitelman
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Edison Portland Cement Company Records
General Ledger (1910-1912)
This ledger covers the period January 1910-December 1912. As the
account book of final entry, it summarizes transactions relating to the cement
works at Stewartsville and other company facilities. Included are accounts
receivable and payable; stock and bond accounts; payroll and advertising
accounts; profit and loss statements; and accounts pertaining to sales,
including the sale of fertilizer. A few accounts deal with paper and duck bags
used for the shipment of cement. Some entries relate to poultry farming at
Stewartsville. Others pertain to company sales offices in Boston, Newark,
New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Savannah. There are also
warehouse accounts for facilities in New Jersey, New York, and several
southern states, including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina. In addition, there are accounts with Edison and various Edison
companies, including the Edison Crushing Roll Co. and the Edison
Manufacturing Co. The spine is labeled "2 Genl Ledger," "1910 1912," and
"Portland Cement." The book contains 324 numbered pages and an index;
some pages are blank.
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EDISON-SAUNDERS COMPRESSED AIR COMPANY RECORDS
The Edison-Saunders Compressed Air Co. was incorporated in the
State of New Jersey on April 18, 1899, in order to acquire, control, and
develop Edison’s patents for reheating compressed air. It also assumed the
rights to a patent relating to the efficiency of motor fluids, which had been
granted jointly to William L. Saunders and the Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Co. in
1892. At the time of incorporation, Richard N. Dyer served as president;
William Pelzer, as vice president; and Archibald G. Reese, as secretary and
treasurer. At a meeting of stockholders, held at the West Orange laboratory
on April 24, 1 899, Edison was elected president; William L. Saunders, vice
president; and Walter S. Mallory, secretary and treasurer.
The records consist of the minutes from one meeting of stockholders
and a book of stock certificates and receipts. Only the minutes have been
selected. A finding aid for the archival record group is available at the Edison
National HistoricSite. Related material can be found in the "Edison-Saunders
Compressed Air Company" folders for 1 899 and 1 901 in the Document File
Series, as well as in the letterbooks of Walter S. Mallory in the New Jersey
and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works Records ( Thomas A. Edison
Papers: A Selective Microfilm Edition, Part III).
Minutes (1899)
This volume consists of minutes from the first meeting of the company’s stockholders, held
at the West Orange laboratory on April 24, 1 899. The document concerns the election of officers,
as well as the adoption of a certificate of organization and bylaws. Included are copies of letters
from Edison, William L. Saunders, and the Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Co. The correspondence
pertains to the assignment of Edison's patent for reheating compressed air and Saunders’s
patented method for improving the efficiency of motor fluids.
Stock Book (1899) [not selected]
This volume covers the period 1899. It contains stock certificates and receipts for shares
issued to Edison, Richard N. Dyer, Walters. Mallory, William Pelzer, and William L. Saunders.
Edison-Saunders Compressed Air Company Records
Minutes (1899)
This volume consists of minutes from the first meeting of the
company’s stockholders, held at the West Orange laboratory on April 24,
1899. The document concerns the election of officers, as well as the
adoption of a certificate of organization and bylaws. Included are copies of
letters from Edison, William L. Saunders, and the Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Co.
The correspondence pertains to the assignment of Edison’s patent for
reheating compressed air and Saunders’s patented method for improving the
efficiency of motor fluids. The front cover is labeled "Minute Book -of-
Edison-Saunders Compressed Air Company." The book contains 153
numbered pages; it has been used to page 16.
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EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY RECORDS
The Edison Storage Battery Co. (ESBCo) was organized in New Jersey
on May 27, 1901, in order to develop, manufacture, and sell Edison's alkaline
storage battery. Edison served as the company's first president; Walter S.
Mallory, as vice president; and John F. Randolph, as secretary and treasurer.
The company was initially capitalized at one million dollars. The capitalization
was increased to $3.5 million in 1910 and to $5 million in 1917, largely to
reduce the company's indebtedness to Edison, who financed much of the
battery research. Commercial manufacture of a nickel-iron battery began in
January 1903 but was suspended on November 1, 1904, when the "E" cells
suffered reduced electrical capacity and leakage. Aftertechnical improvements
to the production process and to the battery itself, beginning with the "A" cell
commercial manufacture resumed in 1909.
Chemicals for the batteries were manufactured in Silver Lake, New
Jersey, and the batteries themselves were assembled nearby, first in Glen
Ridge and later in West Orange. Despite increased orders and production, the
company did not realize a net profit until 1913, due largely to its research
budget and indebtedness. Research and development were performed by
ESBCo's own Research Department, as well as at Edison's laboratory in West
Orange. Product lines and sales structures were expanded throughout the
company's history. Batteries were manufactured for mining lamps, train lighting
and signaling, submarines, electric vehicles, and other uses. ESBCo had its
own sales force, but it also sold batteries through separate sales companies,
including one Edison company— the Edison Storage Battery Supply Co!
(formed in 1913) — and non-Edison companies such as Miller Reese Hutchison,
Inc. (formed in 1 91 6). Foreign sales rights were controlled at different times by
various agents, including Herman E. Dick, Paul H. Cromelin, Maurice E. Fox,
and John F . Monnot. After Edison's death the company was merged into
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
The records are arranged in four series: (1) Administrative Records; (2)
Financial Records; (3) Plant Operations and Research Records; and (4) Sales
Records. A finding aid for the archival record group is available at the Edison
National Historic Site. Related documents can be found in the Notebook
Series, Document File Series, and Richard W. Kellowand Harry F. Miller files
in the Legal Series.
Administrative Records. These records consist of incoming and
outgoing correspondence, memoranda, agreements, and other material
pertaining to the administration of ESBCo. The selected records are arranged
in the following order: (1) correspondence (1901-1931); (2) corporate
documentation (1901-1 924); and (3) letterbook (1 904-1 91 6). Among the items
not selected are the minutes of the Executive Committee meetings for the
period 1916-1918.
Financial Records. These records consist of bound ledgers and journals
and unbound statements. The selected records are arranged in the following
order: (1 ) annual statements (1911-1916); (2) general ledgers (1901-1917); and
(3) journals (1901-1917). Among the items not selected are two journals (1 920-
1921); a journal of the Edison Storage Battery Garage, Inc. (1919-1926); a
cash book pertaining to the Darby Mine (1905-1907); and numerous monthly
statements.
Plant Operations and Research Records. These records consist of
unbound and bound material relating to plant operations at ESBCo factories
and to research and development done on behalf of ESBCo by its own
Research Department and by Edison's West Orange laboratory. The selected
items are arranged in the following order: (1) operations reports (1905-1924);
(2) research reports (1901, 1914-1923); and (3) research notebook (1901-
1903). Among the items not selected are an unfilled orders notebook (ca.
1901-1902); eight receiving books (1901-1916); an automobile test book
(1902); five payroll abstract books (191 1-1917); six plant operations log books
(1920-1921); and graphs showing the performance of batteries used in
automotive starters (1922-1930).
Sales Records. These records consist of reports, correspondence, and
printed material pertaining to the sales organization of ESBCo. The documents
relate to the salesmen and operations of ESBCo as well as to relations with the
Edison Storage Battery Supply Co. and Miller Reese Hutchison, Inc. The
selected items are arranged in the following order: (1 ) daily and monthly sales
reports (1910-1924); and (2) documents relative to the business of Miller
Reese Hutchison, Inc. (1911, 1916-1918). Among the items not selected are
a scrapbook of advertisements and promotional articles (1912-1914) and two
in-house publications— Storage Battery Transportation and Storage Battery
Power (1 928-1 958).
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY RECORDS
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
These records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence,
memoranda, agreements, and other material pertaining to the administration of
ESBCo. The unbound correspondence is organized chronologically by decade
as follows: 1 901-1 91 0, 1911-1 920, and 1 921-1931 . The corporate documenta¬
tion (1 901-1 924), also organized chronologically, includes agreements, drafts of
agreements, certificates, mortgages, a federal tax filing, and other official
documents generated by ESBCo. There is also a letterbook covering the period
1904-1916.
The following categories of documents have been selected:
correspondence regarding Edison's participation in, or oversight of, ESBCo
administration; letters providing an overview of corporate organization or policies;
agreements signed by Edison and drafts authored by him; official documents that
detail the financial and administrative organization of the company.
The following categories of documents have not been selected: Executive
Committee minutes; correspondence regarding routine details of purchasing,
sales, accountancy, and other daily operations; unsigned agreements; patent
assignments; letters of transmittal and acknowledgment; items that duplicate
information in selected material.
The selected records are arranged in the following order: (1) unbound
correspondence; (2) corporate documentation; and (3) letterbook.
Correspondence (1901-1910)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the business of
ESBCo. Included are letters pertaining to the construction of the ESBCo works, corporate finance,
real estate, chemical production, the supply and performance of "E" cells, and relations with
manufacturers of electric vehicles. Correspondents include Edison, Walter S. Mallory, and William
G. Bee of ESBCo; investors J. Wesley Allison, Arthur I. Clymer, and James Gaunt; and John
Jacob Astor, Herman E. Dick, James Gayley, and Willis N. Stewart. Most of the outgoing letters
are tissue copies of correspondence authored by Allan H. Whiting, sales manager of ESBCo.
Some of the items deal with supplies available from the United States Steel Corp., the North
American RubberCo., the American Briquetting Machinery Co., and Edison’s own New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Concentrating Works. Other letters relate to the electric vehicles sold by the Pope,
Baker, and Studebaker companies and to Edison's search for an inexpensive supply of cobalt ore.
Also included Is a 1 903 paper entitled "The Edison Accumulator for Automobiles," delivered by W.
Hibbert to the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London.
Correspondence (1911-1920)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the business of
ESBCo. Included are letters pertaining to the outfit and supply of the ESBCo works, corporate
finance, and the production and sale of batteries and by-products. Correspondents include Edison,
Charles Edison, Robert A. Bachman, Donald M. Bliss, Miller Reese Hutchison, Stephen b!
Mambert, Arthur Mudd, C. E. Sholes, and other ESBCo employees; investors Arthur I. Clymer, and
William D. Sloane; and FrederickA. Hall, an efficiency engineer associated with Frank B. Gilbreth.
Some of the items deal with supplies available from the Sangamo Electric Co., the Troy Electric
Co., and the Quigley Furnace & Foundry Co. Other documents relate to the foreign sales of
Edison storage batteries; the specifications for batteries required by the U.S. Navy; a sales
company called the Transportation Engineering Corp., organized by one-time ESBCo employee,
H. G. Thompson; and the development of an automotive starter by the Tidewater Equipment Co.
Also included are memoranda and conference minutes summarizing the staffing and structure of
the Engineering Department, Research Department, and Tube Inspection and Assembly
Department; and an insurance report from 1918 providing the layout of the ESBCo manufacturina
plant in West Orange.
Correspondence (1921-1931)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the business of
ESBCo. The documents cover the period from 1921 until after Edison's death, but the bulk of the
material is from 1921-1924. Included are letters pertaining to the sale of Edison storage batteries,
the real estate and capital of the company, and the processes of production, accountancy and
administration. Correspondents include Edison, Charles Edison, H. A. Altengarten, Frank D
Fagan, Stephen B. Mambert, Arthur Mudd, C. E. Sholes, and other ESBCo employees. Some of
the items relate to sales agents Maurice E. Fox and John F. Monnot, to the Edison Storage Battery
Supply Co.’s contract with the American Railway Express Co., to royalties collected from the
Deutsche Edison-Accummulatoren Co., and to service guarantees granted to ESBCo customers
There are also memoranda concerning employees under Edison's direction and relations between
ESBCo and the phonograph and primary battery divisions of Thomas A. Edison, Inc Related
material can be found in the Plant Operations and Research Records.
Corporate Documentation (1901-1924)
This folder contains agreements, minutes, certificates, and other official documents
pertaining to the formation and activities of ESBCo. There are also draft versions of official
agreements, which Edison helped to prepare. Included are items relating to the organization of
the company in 1901, to increases in its capitalization in 1910 and 1917, to mortgages obtained,
and to sales agreements executed with the Lansden Co., F. J. Lisman & Co., and others. Some
of the documents concern agreements that ESBCo signed in 1912 with the General Vehicle Co.
and the Hartford Electric Light Co. for supplying, charging, and maintaining storage batteries in
electric vehicles. Also included are meeting announcements with marginal notations by Edison;
minutes of individual meetings; three addresses delivered at stockholders' meetings; and a 1919
filing for the Internal Revenue Service regarding the assets and liabilities of ESBCo and the
valuation of Edison's patents. Related material can be found in the Harry F. Miller and Richard W
Kellow Files (Legal Series).
Letterbook (1904-1916)
This letterbook covers the period June 1904-November 1916. Many of the early letters are
by Walter S. Mallory, vice president of ESBCo. Many of the later letters are by Harry F. Miller, who
served as secretary and then as treasurer of the company. Other correspondents include Edison
and George A. Meister. Included is correspondence regarding the financial health and
administration of the company and relations with its British sales agents. Also included are letters
delaying the payment of accounts, announcing board meetings, and arranging for the purchase
of insurance and supplies. In addition, there is a series of letters prepared by Miller on Edison's
behalf to investor Arthur I. Clymer of Ohio.
Executive Committee Minutes (1916-1918) [not selected]
These minutes cover the period September 1916-May 1918. Members of the ESBCo
Executive Committee included Charles Edison, who served as chairman, and corporate vice
presidents Robert A. Bachman, Stephen B. Mambert, John V. Miller, and H. G. Thompson,
although membership and participation varied over time. Included in the minutes of the weekly
committee meetings are discussions of corporate policy, product development, and sales
structure, as well as routine matters of day-to-day operations and accountancy. The minutes
reflect the frustrations of the Executive Committee with the businesses of Miller Reese Hutchison
and John F. Monnot— individuals with whom ESBCo had sales agreements. Also included are
discussions of estimated retooling expenses, standard sales discounts, prices of supplies and
by-products, minor details of plant organization, company letterhead, stock on hand, and
insurance. In several cases, one committee member was delegated to consult with Edison
regarding a proposed product or expenditure.
Edison Storage Battery Company Records
Correspondence (1901-1910)
Thisfolder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the
business of ESBCo. Included are letters pertaining to the construction of the
ESBCo works, corporate finance, real estate, chemical production, the supply
and performance of "E" cells, and relations with manufacturers of electric
vehicles. Correspondents include Edison, Walter S. Mallory, and William G.
Bee of ESBCo; investors J. Wesley Allison, Arthur I. Clymer, and James
Gaunt; and John Jacob Astor, Herman E. Dick, James Gayley, and Willis N.
Stewart. Most of the outgoing letters are tissue copies of correspondence
authored by Allan H. Whiting, sales manager of ESBCo. Some of the items
deal with supplies available from the United States Steel Corp., the North
American Rubber Co., the American Briquetting Machinery Co., and Edison's
own New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works. Other letters relate
to the electric vehicles sold by the Pope, Baker, and Studebaker companies
and to Edison's search for an inexpensive supply of cobalt ore. Also included
is a 1 903 paper entitled "The Edison Accumulator for Automobiles," delivered
by W. Hibbert to the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The items
not selected include routine exchanges regarding the supply of equipment and
materials for ESBCo, the payment or deferral of accounts, individual
employment decisions, and delays in production. Also not selected are letters
of transmittal and acknowledgment and items that duplicate information in
selected material.
July 8th, 1901.
Mr. David Tuers,
288 Orange Hoad,
‘ MontolalrjH.J.
Dear Sir:-
■ Please enter our order for one wall to be located at
Silver lake ,N.T . You are to start work on this on or before
July 15th and complete it. on or before August 15th, 1901.
You are to furnish standard oasifig and all tools and
appliances, completing the well -without any expense to us, to a
depth of 150 feet. If on reaohing that depth there is a continuous
flow of clear water at the rate of 20 gallons per minute, we will
pay you $1.50 per lineal foot. In case there is not a continuous
flow of 20 gallons per minute at the depth of 150 feet, you agree to
drill to whatever depth is neoesBary without additions! expense to
us, until a continuous flow of 20 gallons of clean” water per minute
is obtained.
The well is to he 6 inches at top and not less than
5*3/4 inches at bottom.
Yours very truly,
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Gentlemen
HoppES Live Steam Feed-Water Purifier
/wd Exhaust Steam Feed-Water Heater..
Philadelphia, Pa. July 17,1901.
JUL 18 1901
Tour esteemed favor under date of July lSthj^^king prise
f.o.b. oars Silver Lake, N.J., on one Live steam Peedu-Water Purifier
of 800 gallons capaotty per hour, has been referred to this office with
instruotions to quote you price, tine of delivery and best discount.
in the proposition whioh we enclose, we quote you on Purifier
for 4200# working steam pressure, should you not intend to carry this
amount of pressure we woul'i furnish you, on the same guarantee, conditions
and terms, a Purifier for a maximum working steam pressure of IB 0# for
$307.00. , . -
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We could ship the Purifier for *§6# working pressure immediately
on receipt of order; should you want the Purifier built for 200# pressure
we would have to build same, and could not make shipment under 10 days.
We enclose blue print drawing giving dimensions of this Puri¬
fier. Any further information that you desire will be cheerfully fur¬
nished if you will write us, or the writer will call at your office and
see you, if you so desire.
Awaiting your further oommands, we remain,
Yours truly,
' THE_'rl0,^^^^^^^’RING C°'’
Our address is now #618 Fidelity Hutual.Life Bldg7. ~
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July 19,1901.
Mr. Harter
Oo ahead and talcs charge of the plaoing and arranging of
the Silver lake Chemloal Worko. Benson will see that the work is
carried out as you plan it.
Order what is necessary through Mr. Mallory to oarry out
the plan as agreed upon between myself and J.W. Aylaworth; advanoe
the work as fast as possible and get everything in position.
Bush the furnace in the Barn for Rafn, as he must make a
lot of iron for the 20 oells of battery Rogers is making and has
not got much time to do It. Any change ^jhe wants, make them qulokly
Yours,
' August 6,1901.
Mr. Randolph : -
I have given Devonald inatruotlonB , hereafter not to pay
the Olen Ridge pay roll until it has been approved hy Mr. Benson.
She recent mistake in rates on the Italians caused us a great deal
of trouble and v/e want to avoid anything of this sort happening •
again. .
Yours very truly,
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August 9th, 1901
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir: -
Would you kindly have 30 sets .elements
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battery and 30 cells for same s hi
San Erancisco by rail
These cells
exceeding 300 ampere hours.
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■ may expect them.
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5 Will you. please eifaer
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, H.J.
Dear sir:- ^
Your favor of the 15th inst. at hand
my order for four hundred horse-power of your batteries, to be delivered
after your works are in operation. Maroh or April delivery will be
sufficent for my purpose.
If you can name price and guarantee now, I would be glad to
know them; if not, pleaBe do so as early as you can. X have some idea
of this from my conversation with you.
Will you also kindly inform me on the following points:
1st. Is it to be expected that a charged battery of say one hundred
horse-power will give up th.is amount of power until entirely exhausted,
and will not under any. circumstances give up a greater power for a shorter
time? ■*- ^ )xhw - J' «- c v-rlC d'-iuxs
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2nd. How many hours can a hundred horse-power battery be expected
to work to its full capacity, and if the average draft from it is only
twenty-five horse-power ,will it work a proportionally longer time?
ItrO Vvuwf U«OuW| toot- CTIAO. 4&^GrV^W<rr*^'c>cr'J>H<i'sA.ft &»., L
3rd. Will it stand charged and unused without losing power.?--,
Ov 33> 2 K-o-j
I assume that the trolley system cqn be attached to ti
car with this battery, and when under a wire car
by the trolley. ^ _ _
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President.
Pattory.
(1) Hov/ all out, Vats? are all that are wanted hoen ordered.
(''■) Trow about Zwmr send plans for ©mooting vats on.
(.1) Pnnp for transferring liquids. '
(4) Hopper lined vats.
(fi) Iron kettles, how many war. ted, have they been ordered. X.
(r,) Stone v/are tubs,, how many want -d and have they been ordered. ^
^ (>) "Mm Knql.no, (Krio) for furnishing power, Dynamo for seme,
switches, starting *»«, fotmdntion plans for Pngine, steam piping
Voxhaust pipe, wa_ter separator. .jy.H covering «nd Pelting.
(0) Vurtbor and else motors wanted in plant both buildings.
(9) Vlootrio lights, wiring, switches, volt indicator for lighting,
(10) Pnnp for Artesian well.. jpw^ Vy^ -
(11) Condenser for distilled water, tank, otc.
(12) Pollers, holler wtHm. «♦«»% - z _ . ...
(12) PoilerB, holler netting, stock, feed pump, grate hors, stoking-
tools, vflieel-harrows for ooal.
(lo) Vlltcrs, Cloth, filter stands,, evaporating dishes.
(14) IVrn.acen,, firo brick, grate bars. a
(ICO pWs, stoom. pipings traps,, pons for drying, fans, motors.'
(1C) Ctin-ing paddles in tanks, n&tors, r,tc.
(17) "I’.ter closet for non.
(12) Casonoter and h”. tiding separately.
(19) irydrogon generating, purifying, o.to. in above building.
(20) Bteren heating of buildings.
(21) Pest room.
(2,'i) Iron furnaces and piping for hydrr
. (24) Vickol oxide grinding.
(20) v-iokcl and Iron mixing with Graph 3
Glen Ridge,
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( 27 ) v/nter Closet.
(28) PlumBing for water oloset.
(29) Remove the water closet in corner at top and pip®*
(30) Get machine shop tools and countershaft 0. and tools ready.
(31) Benching all up, vises in position, drawers in.
(3 2) Ladder to motor, starting hex for sane.
(33) Bolting for machines.
(34) Office furniture, get desks, etc. for furnishing from Edison.
(30) Small toolB Where good from Edison.
(40) Plan of Bottom floor 3 story Building, position of the hy-
draullo presses and other heavy machinery.
(41) Elevator and Motor, starter, etc.
(42) Gearing and rotor for rolls.
(43) Hydrogen annealing furnaces.
(44) Engine, Boiler, water separator, piping (Covered) .otooking tools,
switch Board, ami ere meters, volt meters.
(40) Dispose of scrap iron.
(40) Dispose of Wood.
(47) Drainage system.
(48) S'ix up Blacksmith shop.
(49) Remove Brass foundry.
(15) Got drain Back of long low Building.
(51) Arrange niokel plating plant,.
(52) Arrange machinery 2nd story.
(53) Arrange machinery 3rd story.
(54) Store good But unnecessary stuff in side Buildings.
(55) Eix up yard.
(56) Point Briok of Buildings.
(57) Paint where Iron discolors the water paint.
(OB) Hurry Benton on hie return to oonplete machine for bri'jueltes,
(59) Have Benton design changes nooessary to make Edison Briijuetting
machine into Niokal and Iron Rrlcxuottlng 7!achine.
(60) Benton and Rogers finish model of maoliine making small bri¬
quettes so cm go nheadjlmild lot of them.
(61) Benton design a roll mixing machine for mixing ITickel with
Graphitoulso Iron.
(62) Beoide about rolls for grinding nickel before mixing with
Graphite .
(65) Decide about model press for making cup's find order nooessary
presses 100 horse power daily.
(64) Test model strip perforator and make what is required for
100 horse power daily 20 hour shift .
(65) Rogers to decide about the cells, making machinery what is
required, Edison will give various size of oells.
Gaunt & Janvier
365 & 367 Canal Street
New York
PearsSoap
Mow York, Feb. 18, ly08.
' lir, W. S. Mol lory, E3q.,
Haddon
Atlantic City, N. J.
Fear Mr. Mallory;-
I am sorry to learn from my brother who retm-nert late
last night that yeti are not quite yourself again, I trust that the balmy
air of Atlantic City will put you right.
X went out yesterday in all the 3torm to the laboratory with Mr.
Bayly, who 13 the half owner of the gold mine in Arizona which Mr. Edison
has been looking into. Bayly became vary much interested in the battery
and would like to take some of the bonds upon which you have ah option.
My brother and X want you to feel easy in the matter of your sub¬
scription, and are disponed to do what will best meet with your wishes.
v/e ..win- take the ten thousand outright and I will let my partner
have one or two and Bayly three or four, Doctor and X taking the balance.
Possibly if you could have the ten thousand subscription turned over to
me, you could get an option from Edison for five thousand of his, the
call holding good to you for a year. If however you could not do this,
we will take the five thousand outright and give you the call on the
balance of five thousand. It is our wish to take at least, this worry
off your shoulders. write me in the matter as I wish to keep it open
■until I hear from you.
With kind remembrances to Mrs. Mallory, believe me
Faithfully yours
Feb. P.6 ,1902.
My dear Mr. Gaunt, ! -
Replying again to your letter of the 18th inst., I beg
to state that I have taken the matter of Storage Battery bonds
and stock up with Mr. Edison, and find that he prefers not to give
me an option on §5,000.00 additional, as he has let so much of his
subscription goj (He has just let Mr. H. H. Thompson, of Brooklyn,
have §5,000.), also two other of his friends, so his original
subscription of §50,000. 1b out down about half.
Under the circumstances, therefore, I am very glad to
accept your offer-, which I understand to be as follows:
I am an original subscriber for §10,000. of the bonds
of the Edison Storage Battery Co., carrying with them a bonus of
§5,000. of the stock of said Company, according to conditions
stated in agreement dated Orange, July 11,1901, between "The
Edison Storage Battery Company, a corporation organized under the
lawB of the State of New Jersey, party of the first part, and the
several subscribers, whose names are hereunto annexed, parties of the
seoond part, and ThomaB A. Edison, party of the third part."
I understand that you, Dr. Gaunt and Mr. Bayley will
aBBume my §10,000. subscription and make payments already called
of thirty percent , (three oalls of 10$ each) and will pay the call
of 5$ due on or before Maroh 3,1902 and such further oalls as may be
made by the Company, under the conditions of oontraot, and that
you will give me a oall or option good for one year, on five thousand
Mr.. J. 0. #2.
of the bonds , oarrying^ twenty-five hundred dollars of stock at Bame
price as that which you paid for the bonds.
I suppose it will be in order to have an agreement drawn;
I will be glad to have it done, unless you prefer to do it.
I desire to express again to both Dr. Gaunt and yourself
my great appreciation of your kindness in helping me in this matter
and while I am very sorry to let go one half of my subscription,
there is no one to whom I would rather assign it than to the Doctor
and yotirself , as I feel convinced, from present tonditions of the
battery, that the stook will be very valuable.
Sinoerely yours,
To James Gaunt ,Eoq:. ,
365 Canal St . ,
New York.
The Thompson & Norris Company,
CORRUGATE® PAPER AND PAPER SPECIALTIES.
•CORTEX*, Brooklyn: B RO 0 KLYN, N.Y _
s , / ' •
W.S. Mallory, Esq. , \ /
Edi son Laboratory, 1 /
Orange ,N.J. j
Dear Mr. Mallory
An agreed yesterday, J., bee £o hand you herewith Cheek for
$1750.00, covering an I understand i.l/, the three instalments of 10^,
and the fourth of bf, due on or befo/o V}j$irch Prd on the amount of the $5000 '
Bonds of tho Edison Storage Batter/ stock, \jjh.ich Mr. Edison has kindly
allowed me to have. /
and yours oi'f^for tho favor, and
Ver#’ truly- yours ,
Y40' /
i/t//t SfyyWfY;
■With thanks to Mr.Ec
awaiting due returns, 7. am
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Feb. 27th, 1902.
Roht. H. Thompson, Ebol. ,
Prince & Conoord Sts.,
Brooklyn, IT. Y.*
Dear Mr. Thompson:-
. with thanks
X beg to acknowledge .'the receipt of yours of f
i 26th
Inst, e.nolosing chock for §1750, hovering three instalments of’ 10^
eaoh, already paid and the fourth of 5/Z due on or h afore MaTch'
3rd| 'on amount of §5’, 000. bond's of the Edison Storage "Battery .
Company, whioh Mr. Edison has agreed to let you have* out’ of his
subscription. '■"■f
I heg herewith t d'enclose^ an asdlghmemt-. from Jfc. Wison-: - i /
covering the right . ' V^e^i’lli'id!^1 arrange id have one of (the bonds
issued and forwarded to you 'adj.soon‘ as At^iwoounteraigne^UBna.-^’.
'hereafter- as; soon assail" payments- amount toymore'^than* an: -additional j
§1*000., bonds will he forwJarJd^d',-,ta^o^« \ •..! ’■ v ■ if
'spirits and has hand>'iiidiftiS<Y^{n|he. Jjement and Storage
PearsSoap
Hew York, Feb. 87, 1908, •
% (3. Mallory, Esq. ,
Orange , W. J.
Bear Hr, Hal lory; -
X am In . receipt of yours of Feb. 8fith, the contents of
which are entirely agreeable,.
I shall bo glad if you will have the agreement drawn and bring it
in to m^making an appointment to lunch with mo as. soon as you can.
I trust that this will be at an early date because I want you to meet a '
y
man who is about leaving for London, and X .pi„dej ir^us that you should '
see him before he goes.
Pleaso lot me know whether it will be agreeable for us to pay at
once $4,000 on. account of this $10,000 and have the four bonds do- •
llvered to us. This will anticipate th^xtr^^', but it will put
the matter into a more concrete shejie, I presume that you can bring
the four bonds in with you and at that time have us sign the agreement,
and upon delivery of the $4,000 get the bonds?
Kindly let me know your pleasure in the matter, find believe me
Gaunt & Janvier
365 & 3<>7 Canal Street
New York
Faithfully yours.
ZS&c. '5, l„v
Aug. 21, 1902,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
Stewart sville, IT. J.
Dear Sir:
I "beg to advise you tha#the mortgage on the Silver Lake
property for $11,175.00 falls dpe on Sept. 3oth and is held hy Mr.
H. C. Hallenheck, Mountolair, Jr. J. Do you wish me to find out if
Mr. Hallenheck will let the Mortgage run.
, Yours truly.
• Of). Cn oaa d o-thJL.
Z1 BROADWAY J5MP1J11! BIJIJ.DINC*
28th August 1902.
Dear Sir:
Herewith returning communication of Edison Storage Battery
Con® any, dated the 6th instant, we beg to advise it is not probable that
the special steels of very high tensile strength would answer the re¬
quirements of the Edison Con®any, as material of the character mentioned
is so brittle as to practically forbid itB formation into shapes such as
are mentioned by the Edison people.
It is quite possible that niokel steel would supply the want
of the E. S. B. Company, and, doubtless material of thiB character could be
obtained in the sizes mentioned, although the quantity of an order wouM be
of necessity sufficiently great to warrant making a heat of special steel.
Steel of this sort would be very costly in its raw state, and the cost Of
working it into plates or strips would add very much to its price oh ac¬
count of the difficulties attendant upon working Buch material and the
heaty manufacturing loss incident. thereto, and, consequently any price
named would be a mere guess. We suppose the price would be at least 10 cents
per pound and probably more, Oven in the fori of tubes, which would be
easier to Obtain than sheets 6r plates' in ttitbfiai of the sort uhdeh con¬
sideration. We are inclined to believe that "the lowest price it would
be possible to name for nickel steel would be prohibitive.
EDISON ACCUMULATOR [Jan,
AUTOMOBILES.
AUTOMOBILES.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.,
Glen Ridge, /IST. J„ February 19, 1904
Hr. W. S. Mallory, Vice President ,
1 Storage Battery Co.,
In making ou& the inventory for January 1, 1904, we have
aimed to follow the plans ofVthe inventory of 1903. Indeed, we have
taken the old inventory and wherever /the same items were found , we have
made no changes, allowing the figures to remain the same, as well as the
i where some item had not beer
properly described i
Wherever machines or items have been transferred to
another Beotion of the building, we have, made a corresponding transfer
in the inventory. All new items have beenv arranged in their proper
places in each section of the building. \
I wish to oall attentim, however , to the fact that many
of the machines inventoried are obse .ete and really should be charged
off to profit and loss. Many of the figures on thesmachines still in
use should be changed to allow for depreciation. \
I cannot say that the inventory as it stands represents
anything like the true value of the Cbmpany' s property. Of course, the
money that has been put in obsolete experimental machines stands as an
investment of the Company, purely as experimental work but has no
tangible asset value.
ixperimental work but has no
W. S. M.
Jell. 19 ,1904
The chief cause of delay in getting out the inventory
has teen due to the fact that tools and machines and indeed all
additions to the factory made during the past year on shop orders,
had not been figured up until I came with the Company, which has made
it neoessary for. the timekeeper, (who was the only one familiar with
the records on this subject, ) to. go baok to the beginning of last
year and figure up all the orders, in order that he might have something
like the true value to give to the tools. At one time it was thought
advisable to employ someone to do Mb other work to enable him to give
his whole time .to the inventory, but I did not oare to break in a new
man (for whom we would have no use after the inventory was finished).
If my ideas are carried out for this year, the inventory
will be complete at the end of the year, indeed, it will be complete
at any time during the year with the exception of the floating stock
whioh may be going through the faotory and the only thing necessary to
obtain a complete inventory of that any time desired will be to copy the
stook room record. I purpose keeping before us a oopy of the present
inventory and whenever an order is issued affecting any item of that
inventory, or a transfer is made of any machine', a reoord of the Bame
will be made on the inventory so that the record will be kept up to
date all the time, and we will have nothing to do on next year's inven¬
tory but to make a fresh copy of the reoord, unless indeed it be de¬
sirable to verify the lists. I think it not only practicable but very
desirable to keep up inventories in this way.
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New York Office, 44 Broad
May 27, 1904
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, 3J. J.
Dear Mr. Edison:
I have arranged v/ith Mr. Churchward to get
me up an automobile the duplicate of his, and he tells me that
it would be well for me to get my word in for the necessary
battery, as the rest of the apparatus will be easy to get
promptly. You will have the gratitude of Mrs. Hughes if you
will set the battery part of the vehicle in motion, as she
wants to get the air this summer.
Very truly yours,
INDIANAPOLIS FACTORY.
TOLEDO FACTORY.
June 1, 1904'
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Edison Storage Battery Co.,
orange, N. J.
Dear Siris:
■> On account of your slOYmess in making delivery
of Edison Batteries quito a number of sales for oars to
be fitted with these have been cancelled, and owing to
this fact we would kindly ask that you discontinue shipp¬
ing the balance due on our order originally calling for
twelve sets. We eaoeedingly regret that we are compelled
to make such a statement, but it may be ere the end of
the present season and perhaps within a short time we win
toe occasion oali on you for .0„ „ tiMse t„ ^ ^
of our orders; and, of ooar.., if moh ls th8 ,m. wo ^
tto you In Oe in a Uo.i.ion to fdce.oare of o*. retire-
ments promptly. /
Yours truly,
Pope Motor Oar Company,
Horse Vehicles- Automobiles,
,» Harness, Etc.
Edison Storage Battery Co.
STUDEBAKER AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, SUCCESSORS
June 2- 1904.
Edison Laboratory ,
Orange , N. J.
Boar sirs:
M -9 SC4
In answer to Mr. Whiting's letter of May Slat, we are
Rorry to have you say that the performance of the specially altered
automobile jused by Mr. Mallory has not recently seemed satisfac¬
tory to yourselves. She impression has been given ub 'several
times in the past few months by representatives of your company
that this particular machine was proving especially serviceable
and reliable in your work.
You say that on the level this automobile consumes about
78 watts per 1000 lbs. Please let us know how much current it ^
takes on a hard level road, also the size of the driving sprocket^ Lf.
with which it is equipped.
Che price of one of our new motors , which are rated
each at 30 amperes and 50 volts, would be appr oximat e ly$ 2S5 . 00 net
with countershaft’’, pinion, gear and driving sprocket. In order,
however, to place one of these motors on the automobile in ques¬
tion, you would be obliged to change the method of suspension,
which would involve altering the tubular running frame , ani it
might be necessary to make corresponding changes in the body.
The rear axle would also need to be changed, as the loca¬
tion of the sprocket thereon v/ould have to be different.
(g) Edison storage Battery Oo.
Ehe efficiency of this new motor is approximately 80$
at normal load wiUiout the reduction gears.
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Hewton, Iowa, 6/8/04
Edison storage Battery Co,,
Orange. Hi, J,
Gentlemem \
Eeplytng to yourayjf jg/g/AHW/I I wrote youasking yon to
select for me motor and controller, with other necessaries, suitable to
supplement ten of your cells, W and furnish power to run my invalid's
ehair, I received no answer to my request, will you not do this for
me. 4s you know by our correspondence,! attempted to assemble neces¬
sary supplements to ten cells, inayif my order had not been a condition¬
al one, I would not have a usel&ee h»tor, I don't know what to order.
Will you not tell ms exactly what toy order, ana where to order it? I
desire to use ten of your cells you recommend, if "I can get suitable
supplements. It Beems to me that, as a\matter of business, you migfctt
make me out a list of each article needed to supplement your cells,
telling me exactly, what to order and where I can get it, with prices.
I can then send you money foj oelle*motor with cpntroler.and mil needed
eoosBBorlts, \
I understand that they ire using electrically propellsd chairs at
^"fi*** % X£yeTl? *■» Usbt batterXWJn tSm.Spf
as* ef them might do, ana I cm « cooplete rfctll of the factory
that manufactwee wheels usoi at Strouds* Perhh®e,if yew new light
cattery ie not need on them.jlhe factory might substitute you new light
battery for one used o» wheels used at St.louis.
Please . assiet me in arranging a whselwhich will lessen the
troubles, and add a few joys to the life of a cripple who is dependant
upon a wheel.
lours.
O.W.PAX&OB
_ Jhere ana by whom were aleotrioally propelled chairs in use ou
World's Pair ground made?
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
SCHENECTADY, N* Y.
New York Office, 44 Broad Street
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JUE. 'Whiting, Eaq.*f
Edison Storage EfcttSry
orange,
Eear sir,-
I beg to a«3!nt»W.l^aO yttawdy the Srd tost,
regarding a set of automobile meter Curves and w«£o id adv}ae that
I expect to he able to get <&& Mt tqjpuJ&er within * few days
and will take pleasure in making it to you*
I will take th;j* opportunity to poll your httenttoa to
the delivery wagons that the Uhltfe* Wf -• rt ne Company
have on order with the Champion Wbgan Company of Owege, E.Y.,
which are to he equipped with either 60 w 64 cells of Hdison
batteries, i have been in touch -with Mr, T.IJ. Germ, Manager of
the Champion Wagon Company,and have recootmonded very strongly
to hto that for cornmeroial^reasonh 4lt wtold he ’ to his advantage
to us* 64 rather than 60 oeila* h« has $thrt written an t*wt hp 1|
going to take the matter ap with yott either ift Bbtr toffe of Orange oa
jriday or Saturday, of this ireOk. Speqif teat lens of these vehicles'
call for a capaoityVof~2l»Opou^ 'iftipani also to have
a maadmua oapaolty of 3500 ponds', which as far a»ha knows may
he oarried indefinitely. Consequently toour recoampndatlon, we hate
advised the us* of two 80 voij^ 24 aurorae iotfera , which fro®,
bur data we believe to he none too much* e* states that the
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Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, N. Y, JJt 1.0
Gentlemen: -
We were advised By Lr. E. R. Varcoe of Qoshen, N. Y. , to
■"Born you shipped a '4 Cell E, 18 complete Storage Battery outfit, that
he experience* some anxiety regarding itu performance owing to the
fact that it was so'' noisy that he thought it had gone wrong.
Kindly send us copy of the letter you sent him in .reply to his
inquiry so that we inay he kept informed as to what caused his
experince, in order to answer dny inquiries that we may have from
future customers, regarding the peculiarities of the Edison Battery.
Yours truly,
THE S. S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO. ,
per i -* ^ ■ '
General Elect, rio Co.,
44 Brond St., N. Y. City.
Replying to yours of the Bth Inst., we Beg to state that
the writer wishes 'to thankYyou for forwarding the curves as promised.
.'. In regard to the \elivaryf wagons for the U« S. Express Co.,
would state that the writer Galley on Ur. Snyder yesterday, and Im¬
pressed upon him very strongljs the advisability of using 64 oells In
place of ' 60. Ur. Snyder statecL /however, that they were Installing
their own generating plants, aiA that therefore they oould handle
60 'cells just as economically as' they could 64, which of oourse Is
true. The main objection to lisingVi cells was the increased battery
compartment required, which the size 'of their wagon does not con¬
veniently permit. They are having designed a number of larger wagons,
which are to use the E-45 battery and wMsoh had been laid out for
54 oellB. This matter was thoroughly discussed, and I believe that
Mr. Snyder was convinced that it would be proper to use the. same
number of oells in both oases, in order to facilitate oharging.
Kindly treat this latter piece of information asNconfidential, sb it'
Is not generally known that they are equipping a liiie of iarge wagons
as well as the small, although you. may be already posted oh this
In regard to the matter of equipment for the 2500 lb,
vehloleB, would state that Mr. Snyder did hot bring up this point
with ms, and I would not he In a position" to state definitely which
motor in my opinion was host adapted to the work, without knowing
the weight of the vehiole, together with the speed required and other
Information. With such Information, X shall he very glad to give Mr.
Snyder .ray unbiased opinion, and I might say that in general I should
always ro c amend the larger motor without having any particular data
at hand, as we all know that a large faotor of safety or overload in
these motors is a very good thing.
I will take thlB matter up further with Mr. Gere of the
Champion Wagon Co., whom I met at the laboratory some time ago.
Yours very truly,
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO,
6A0/04/AHW/c.
The Pope Motor Car Co.,
IndianapoliB, Ind.
Dear Sirst
Replying to yours of the
regret exceedingly that you have se
orders which we have on our hooks,
perfectly justified in doing thiB»
promises satisfactorily in regard to sh
that the aotive season iB practically
that we will he in a position in a
delay, and shall he Pleased to receiv*
date,, as required by your Patrons.
Thanking you for past favo
' Very truly
EDXSOH STORAGE BATTERY CO.
‘ \
it., would state that v/e
to cancel the six remaining
re feel that you are
been unable to keep our
and we fully appreciate
Wf trust,. however,
fill orders without
you at a later
6/l0/04/AHW,C.
Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co.,
South Bend, Indian
Gentlemen:
Replying to yours of \ the 2d ine >, In regard to the matter
of Mr. Mallory^ automohlle, woifid state] Lat thiB machine consumes
47 amperes on hard level -roads. l|he slat >f the driving sprocket
Is 14 teeth. This machine we Calculate|E >uld not consume oyer 35 \
amperes, and we believe that the trouble i with the motor, since
the running gear has been entirely gonw c sr and properly aligned.
In regard to the reliability of the velm s, would state that there
ehicle having been "run
it yp^ Ly understand
lsumpt 1 amperes to
35, it will materially, increase the mJLeage, Ld he a very
desirable point. We would be obliged to ,you uld forward us
a sketch or blue-print, showing the neoessar ons which.
Would have to be made in the frame to accoram »w motor re-
Awaitihg your reply, we are,
Yours very truly,
EDI SOH STORAGE BATTERY CO.
is no complaint on > this score whatever
continuously and given good service, bj
that if v/e can deorease the current ,ool
• 6/io/04/AHW/C.
The S. S. White Dental Mfgi
5 Union Square, w\,
Gentlemen:
Replying to yours ofNfche Pith Inst., would state that the.
letter which we wrote to Dr. Varooe/has been mislaid, "but the writer
reoollects the general contents. Bie Dootor was quite worried from ■
the bubbling of these cells while Wn\. charge and after being taken off
charge. This bubbling Is perfectly normal In the battery, and will
continue for hours after the battery ha\ been taken off charge. It
does not Indicate local action, /but Is slAply the hydrogen gas which
has generated Inc charging worklfag out from\he pookets. We informed
the Dootor that as long as the/ battery gased Vreely it was In proper
working shape, and when the battery ceased to gas on oharge there is
some trouble.
Trusting this will ^
J very truly,
. EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
6/L0/04/AHW/C.
Hr. Chas . T. Hughes,
General Elootric Co,, /
44 Broa^ St., N. Y./city,
Dear Sir:
Your latter of the 2'^th ultZ to Kr. Edlaon, has been re¬
ferred to the writer, and in reply if beg to state that I am this day
taking up the matter with Mr. Chur onward, and will do everything in
our power to equip this vehlole to/yoW satisfaction. I will get
the necessary information from Mr/. Chur onward, and feel sure that the
details will be carefully attended to.
’'fryfe are,
Yours/very truly,
• EDISON STORAfll^sBATTEnY CO.
6A0/04/AHW/C. .
United States Express Co.,
8th & Hendeni
i Sts*. , Jersey City.
Gentlemens
We hog to aoknowledg e your order of the 4th InBt., for 15
sets of type E-27 Edison 'hatte rles, consisting of 60' cells each to he
We shall endeavor to make delivery of
the first battery, as requested, on the 15th of July, and at the
present time can see no ro'isojf\why this promise cannot be fulfilled.
We will also endeavor to dellfrerVfche remaining 14 sets at Buch dates
as you may specify later to be most convenient to you. These bat-
) l/o u fuller charged and equipped, ready to
terles will be delivered to
be placed in the vehicle.
In regard to the guarantee on
that we guarantee them to be
material for a period of one
defects of this- nature whioh
Snyder, we beg to Impress ui|
the same nufeber of oellB In
as it will" facilitate' the
batteries, would state
free -from defects of workmanship and
year, and stand\eady to make good any
may, arise within th^t time.
Confirming the oonhrersation of our Mr. Whiting with Mr.
Jon you, again the advisability of placing
both your 2,000 and 4,000 pound wagons,
; of these vehioleB very greatly,
and will be much more eoonomioal to operate, doing away with theostats
or booster service.
-2-
6/L0/04.
■We shall h'e pleased at any time to furnish you with any
information in our p'ower to assist you, either in the equipment or
in the operation of your vehioleB, and will call upon you at any
time at your solicitation.
Thanking you for your order, we are,
Yours very truly,
- EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
Mr. T. D. Gere, Mgr.,
Champion Wagon! Co, ,,
OwegA, H. Y.
The writer had. a itengthy .interview with Mr. Synder of the
U. S. Express Co. yesterday, and We informed him that you are design¬
ing some 4,000. lb. wagons for thtfir service. He stated to me that
Mr. Maxim reoommended using 54 /f \mr type E-45 cells. As they, are
equiping their small wagons with 60 'W the type E-27, it would be
most advisable to UBe the same number \f cells in/ the larger wagons,
as it will facilitate the charging of t^eBe batteries, and will do
away with rheostats or boosters, whicheverNsystem might be adopted.
I wish that you would <
■ early convenience
on this subject j as we wans to do everything invour power to give
the U. S . Express Co/ the best Of service, arid in\our opinion it would
be a gross mistake to equip these large wagons with oqly 54 oells.
Awaiting your reply* I am,
11} 3.904,
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, New Jersey.
Gentlemen:- , - '
We acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 1st.
It is exceedingly interesting to note that you are furnishing us
with circulars to he shipped with each battery, giving directions.:
for assembling etc., \ j
Now, this would be higMy . satisfactory to us if we were
getting deliveries on batteries. JYcj iu will note that we have gone to
considerable expense to bring out a social Edison Model, we are
advertising it in magazines and J genera\ circulation, but, it would
seem that we are very much handicapped irtv, obtaining deliveries
of the battery.
Will you kindly inform us, for the
Sales Department, of this Compep
deliveries?
\
le inf <
[formation of the
Iny, just what we can expect on
Yours very truly, •
Diet. TJH/b.
NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE CO.,
6/l3/04/AHW/c.
National Motor vehlolo Co.,
Indianapolis, in d.
Gentlemen:
H.plW»e to youra of tn, nth Scat., aonld .t.t.u,* „
t ' 6S ‘ P°”ltl0" *° ”** -W d.Uvari.., md „
" ‘ t118 pre.e», tlm douono, tl. opacity of our pl (n ■
. oar. of onr patron. In mno M„.r ^
»dto Jr”"1083 aif”“'aty '1“,; "
“ ; t ** tho irs“nt ii” —■ - **■ *-«- -i «- ■
„ » *•■!« *. do evarythins in our power to «
W,, ordor .. prompt* „ p„,aiM,, »dr.el ^ “
Adored by ,M. company aiu In fntnra 0. a.tlef.otory In
.vo only ono eat of b.tterlo. on order for yon a, the pra.ant
£ • ” "111 endeavor to mate eb.pnont of „„t p„t
Of next week, if not before.
Trcttad tM. rta „a aatlef.otory, ..’.ra,
Yours/ very truly,
' 'V- EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
The Edison Storage Battery Go.,
Orange, New Jersey.
Gentlemen : -
I recently purchased of the National Motor Vehicle
Go. of Indianapolis, Ind. a "National Stanhope" containing forty
of your JS-18 cells. When charging the battery at the rate of
40 amperes, what will the volt meter read when battery is full ?.
Two of the cells have leaked and I have had them resoldered here.
The National Company have sent me one cell wife electrolyte to
replace the first one that leaked. Will not ordinary solder
withstand the action of the caustic potash solution ? Cannot
the electrolyte be prepared by a chemist here instead of being
shipped by your factory ? Is the electrolyte simply a 20 per
cent solution of caustic potash and distilled water ? Kindly
answer the above and give me any further information regarding
your battery and oblige.
Yours respectfully,
6/l4/04/AnV//C,
Mr. C. V/. Pallor,
Newtonj Iowa.
Dear Sirs
Replying to -.-yours of the 8th InBt.., we bog to state that
y/e have taken up the natter of motor, &c., with the Crook or Wheeler
Co., but as yet. have not received any reply. They are working on
this proposition, and as soon as we have any Information we shall
take great pleasure in forwarding it to you at the earliest possible
moment.
Yours very truly,
EDI SOM STORAGE BATTERY CO.
COPPER AND NICKELORES, MATTES, BULLION, ETC.
GENERAL OFFICES, 7^-BRT>A-DWWf;NEWYORK-WORKS AT CONSTABLE HOOK, N,
CABLE ADPRESS'QUEBATH’NEW YORK.
My dear Mr. Mallory,
Confirming our Wnvaraation of yesterday in my office here
in Mew York, wo will send you immedp^iy two metnllie tdokel plaquottes. weigh¬
ing about 36 Xba. each, so that you, mA try the same in your eleotro-pintlng.
Wease understand that these pianettes ore really rough
bloeka that we now produce for us/in ateeSyafcing. They are simply dumped into
the steel ftawaoe and reaeHed, & there ia\_ neceesityfor making them exaot to
81W* I think, however, that if you onn use wfcfr a grade of nickel in your
elestro-plaUng, we can make yl « east anode of thi*-a<*.e grade of nickel suit¬
able fbr your use. pis, ho«Sver, wiU depend lately U the amount of nickel
that you ooiild order of each jlhape at ond time.
wM
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, n. j.
Dear Sirs:-
Y/e are mailing you under separate cover our our
regular form of order calling for 4 only E-18 cells that are
to be shipped direct to one of our customers at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, we have also requested that you send 4 of your 9 cell
trays, so that he can change the 33 cell battery he now has
into a 36 cell, v/e are compelled to furnish the four extra
cells, no charge, and therefore think that under the cir¬
cumstances you should furnish the extra trays gratis.
It is very important that immediate shipment be
made, as the gentleman in question is more than dissatisfied
with the results he is obtaining from his car. We therefore
trust that this order will receive your special attention
and that you will do everything in your power to expedite deliv¬
ery Let us have definite information from you by return mail
advising just exactly when you anticipate forwarding same.
Yours truly,
M.C. O'c-P.A.
Purchasing Department
June 17,1904
Replying to yours of the 13th lost. would state, the
Edison cell on charge when nearly full\/ill rjlad about 1.86 volts per
oell. You cannot, however, judge as to tiio afaount of oharge in your
battery by this voltage, as you will find t\ht shortly after being put
on charge, the voltage will rise to over 1.8 \plts per cell, and will
remain constant throughout the remainder of the'hharge.
In regard to leaky cellB we would state that ordinary
solder will not last on these jars, as t We potash solution will attack
it rapidly. We will not be responsible ffor cells in whloh oleotrolyte
other than that furnished by ourselves, /is used, as we Sind the oommei
oial potash is not sufficiently pure for our purpose, andye subject
the potash here to special ohemioal treatment whereby till trace of
Should you have any further trouble with leaky jahs,
we would be pleased to have you communicate with us and we will >
forward you without delay oells to takkjhe plaoe of the defeotive
Very truly yours,
Edison storage Battery Co.
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June 20,1904
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"BAKER” CLEVELAND.
Mr. H. S. Mallory, k
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The Edison Storage Battery Co., ,,••'■■ r .
Oranga, Mew Jersey. ^
Boar Sir:-
Yours of the 30th is at hand. TTe received your telegram and wo now have your
letter. Mr. Owens did pay us a week or two ago for the batteries and instructions were
given our oashier to send you oheok for that set, but this was overlooked. How we have
two other Bets of batteries out from whirfuw^dS^he^^no thing and we suppose they
are giving good satisfaction. The other sets of batteries ar\a
doubt. He have now instructed our oashier to for
i matter of considerable
a three sets.
purchased. He have one set in UtioaUjft which the mileage drop^ right down, but wo have
not had time to send a man there to qijid out about it, but these items are a good deal
of expense and trouble to us to have fco kesp-aending-mento different oities to post
them up on Edison batteries. He have a set here that is impossible to keep up; that is
the internal resistance of the batteries ie suoh that they drop right down every time
they strike a hill.
He will see you personally at a later date and go over this matter
thoroughly. In the meantime, we remain
Yours very truly,
The Baker Motor Vehicle Co.
American briquetting (Ebntpang,.
JJz^j/l^v/y/CA^y//6oayt
GENERAlVoFFICES;
BRIQUETTING MACHINERY
Messrs. Pilling & Crane, Agenti
Ohateaugay Ore & Iron
Girard Bu:
Philad'
Gentlemen
We beg to say that
t6 a Briquette Finishing Process, which
to you.
We do away with the use
sufficient moisture to make the Concert
heavy pressure and give the briquette!
the fusion of the silica in the ore *
hardness and general good qualities ^
to- do with any binder,
This Process was discovered in Sweden ^ t the Chief Engin¬
eer of the Dunderland Ore Company, / a very large Englisi irporation,
. who oontrol a large deposit of low/ grade magnetio ore j [Orway, and
which to make their proposition a commercial one r
Briquetting operation.
This Company is headed by Sir DaVid Bale, who is also
at the head of the Consett iron Works, Lord Armstrong, Lloyd Williams
of Middlesboro, Mr. Martin of Ebbe Vale Iron Works, Lord Kelvin, W.
phodes, Sir. J. Lawrence, Commander F, H. Pollen, etc,, who, represent
the principal iron and steel interests in Great Britain*
P, & '0. - #2
The Process as operated in Sweden was found to be of the
right principle, but very crude, and has been improved and perfected
and is to be used in a Plant now building in Norway to briquette 2500
tons per day of Magnetic concentrates, and for which Plant we have the
Contract and are building the Briquetting Presses and Apparatus.
Por some considerable time a small Plant of this principle
has been operated near London in order to demonstrate fully on a com¬
mercial basis.
We are prepared to erect a Briquetting Plant with this
system of any size capacity, and in this connection would say that we
have redesigned and very much improved our Press and Apparatus,
you desire to have some tests made in England bn your
Concentrates, we would be very glad to have this done at no expense to
you exoept the freight on the material, and if you are inclined to send
some over, say a barrel or two, we would be glad to give you shipping
directions.
While the Plant installation cost is somewhat higher
than we have heretofore figured on, the cost of operation is much lower
than we liave ever been able to figure using any binder, '
Trusting to have your views on the subject. We are,
Yours vary truly,
r e «fo
JOHN JACOB ASTOR,
ESTATE OF WILLIAM ASTOR. N? 23 WEST 26T? STREET.
I was very clad to get your letter of July let.
Can you tell me how much of the Edison Battery Company’s stock Mr.
v. S. Pilling wishes to sell?
Thanking you very much for your kindness in
looking into this matter,
Yours very sincerely,
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EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.,
Glen Ridg-e, N.J.,
Alexander Elliott, Esq.,
I attended the Meeting of the creditors of the Gibbs Co.
yesterday at the office of Mr. IMJougal Hawkes, And as the appraisers
have not yet completed their work\there was p/actically nothing, done,
as Hr. Hawkes stated that it would We necessary to have their figures
before us before any definite steps ccVld bef taken towards clearing .out
the business. It seemed, however, to be^
not pay us to comtinue the business or t(
' in construction. As i
i general opinion that it would
>mplete any of the vehicles
feidered very informal, no
1 wi fact on any other points
of interest. The General Electrio Co. /is investigating at the present
time, the contract with the Borax Company with a View to forcing them
into a compromise on their contract as they believ\ that the Borax Co.
can be held liable for this contrao^, and that we max, therefore, get
some small return for alloning them to break the contract.
In regard to the t -£tor train, it was th\ universal
opinion of those present that thi s proposition was too miuih of an ex¬
periment to warrant the investmer t of further capita! toward perfecting
this train, as ^he chances are tl at even were the train completed, it
would require a considerable amount of capital to do the necessary amount
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.,
A.E., Esq. , #2 GLEN RlDGE, 1ST. J., Sept. 21, 1904
of experimenting to make the train practicable.
Mr. Shadbolt is going to take up the matter of having
.the Vehicle Equipment Co. , of Brooklyn, N.Y. , finish up the 2 Brewery
trucks now on hand, with a view to disposing of them. Neither Mr. Bean
nor Mr. Gibbs presented any figures as we had expected, showing the
amount of money necessary to complete the various machines in process
of construction, and for this reason, it v/as deemed advisable to get
figures from the Vehicle Equipment Co. on this work.
At the last moment Mr. Tuft of the Studebaker Co. said
he would take up the matter of buying out the Company, with his home
concern, that is, the Studebaker Bros. , of South Bend, Xnd. He stated
that there was a bare chance of their being willing to do something ■
along these lines, and would report to the committee as soon as he could
obtain a statement of the inventory, etc . , and forward the same to South
Bend .
The meeting v/as adjourned to meet at the same place at
3 o'clock next Monday afternoon, and I trust you will be able to be
present.
Very truly yours,
05^
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- This letter-sent to Vehicle Equip. Co., Pope Co., Studebaker Co.,
National Co., Woods Co., Baker Co.
Baker Motor vehicle Co.,
Cleveland,
Oot .20, 1904
0.
Cent lemon:
We have been manufacturing cells regularly for several
weeks with an output of over two hundred oells per day, whioh we will
inorease to three hundred and more, aa soon as additional maohinery
whioh is now being built, 1b installed. '
All cells now being manufactured are oontained in welded
oans, all of which are tested by pressure before being shipped, and we
believe the trtuble frcm leaky oans has been overoane.
We will soon advertise extensively that our oe.lls are
ready for the market, and hope to work up quite a demand for them.
While as yet all oells sold at. list price represent a
•loss to us, the oost of manufacture has come down somewhat and in accord¬
ance with our past promises, while our selling price will .still be
list, and our terms net thirty (3$) days, we have decided to give you a
speoial disoount of five (6) percent (for oash, provided same is mailed
us within ten days from date of invoice and not otherwise, later on, when
the manufacturing costs come down more, we expect to give you a larger
discount. Our prioe to the publio will be list less S$ oash in ten (10)
Baker’ll. V. Co. , -2- 0ot.20jl904
dayo from date of invoioe. o an make deliveries now in from four to
nix weeks and in spooial oases might deliver somevfliat earlier.
V/e , shall be pleased at any, time to help you in any way
possible to effeot sales of vehioles containing our batteries.
Trusting that we may receive many orders from you, and
thanking you for past favors, we are,
Very truly yours,
wgii/l
V.P.
Edison Storage Battery Co
T.Uptme, 76 Bloomfield GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY
Xl/26/04/wSMP.
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Mr. W. E. Gilmore, Vice Pres. , ! Sivsrc)1"* !
Edison Manfg. Co., j flOV2^1904 j
Orange, K. ’ -Lfty-
My dear Gilmore:
On December 1st next we will close down the Plant
at Silver late, keeping on a day and night watchman. Most
of the time there will he one or two other men at the Plant.
We would greatly appreciate it if you would arrang
so that in case of fire the employees of the Edison Manfg. Co.
would assist our men either day or night as the case may be.
If you will arrange to do this for us I think it
will save us considerable trouble with the Insurance Companies,
from whom we have to gat permission to shut down.
Yours very truly,
oQSL't
Edison Storage Batterj/ 0o.t
Glen Kidge, E. J.
Answering yours of Dec. 1!
view on your part.
;e of
rt we did when
Perhaps you are hot
we made your contract. You applied to 'us definitely for this graphite''/
mentioning that you would he pleased to havevjmsiness with us.
then sent our representative to your offioe, andTif'wa^r-t'aSced out.
You were to make a contract which we have in .hand, for 36,000 lhs.,
which yon duly signed and sealed, being 3,000 lhs. per month. On the
basis of this 36,000 lhs. contract, we made the price to you 10?(, whereas
the usual price is 12^. In other words, we took what was equivalent
to nearly 20/2 off. Then the terms were that we should he paid once
a month. We hope you can send us check by return mail.
We do not wish to he arbitrary, or what might he called un¬
accommodating, hut we need our money badly, and expected to have it
come in this way, after we made so low a price, and then the goods you
know, have not been called for as per contract. We shipped you a hill
in October, and there should have been another order in ITovember and one
in December, but we have only shipped one bo far. In view of this,
we think yon will send check by return mail.
Yours resp^yp?
Dixon CriicibiTcfo.,
r
PLEASE.
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Department A.
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- INCORPORATED -
24,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL fHE'WORLD.
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J. E. Randolph, Esq.V^" fe«^w«-* W-VIM#
Edison Storage Battery Co., ~ >,
My dear Mr. Randolph:^ . » -T\ ) ' 'X IP C-jL^J
SS2s3^sSt^25
.2nd instant was the *
,U^Mt*. e^- &X-4?
y trouble with the
battery. Is fti go in wi to effect th&'bondho,lders-i9 any way‘,-
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aB a number have purchased the ponds sotLely on my Jrecommendat tor
and J would appreciate it very much if I could be ’kept advised
of the developments of the Company from time to
Thanking you in advance and with very kind regardB,
V-
^sr3Co.
MANUFACTURERS
CHEMICAL 8T0NEWARE
CHEMICAL BRICKS
CHEMICAL TILES
WHITE GLAZED 8T0NEWARE
Richard O. Rbmmby Sons’ Co.
2637-59 E. Cumberland Street
urikei, accident*, Philadelphia December 28, 1905
Edison Chemical Works,- •
Orange, . H.: J.: ^
Gentlemen: ~
In- reply to your letter of the 27th- ihst.;,, beg to state,, we can
furnish the pottery parts for muriatic plant as shown in our illustrated cat¬
alogue.; She retorts we do not furnish.; These are generally built by the acid
people themselves,, being the most economical way ih erecting plant of- this kind
Die.; fi.. H.i fi.: Yours very truly,,
RICHARD^, REMMEY SON? COMPANY,
PRES. $■ GEJf. MGR. ,
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Edison Storage Battery Co.
Telephone , eoj6 Montclair
GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY FeDy. 15 , 1906 .
Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
Orange, H. J.
In reference to pressure 'on small press at~Laboratory) would
say that the diameter of ram is 2.733". '
2.733 x 2.733" x .7854 equals 5.866 sq. inches of ram.
250 atmospharsB x 15 Ihs.ipeh sq. inch x 5.866 6<iuals 21998 pounda
per pocket , or 11 tons per pocket, which equals, 264 tons per plate,
of 24 pockets.
■Toiigetbavpr assure of 264 tons per plate on our hydraulics,
it would he necessary for/to get a press with a larger ram. v/e
could then use our present pumps and pipeing and valves. The cost
of such a press without accessories would he about $400.00.
Very truly yours
U) t-tk GMA '
TELEPHONES 0B7B AND
OORTLANDT.
THE NEUCHATEL ASPHALTE CO. LT D.
265 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
SOLE CONCESSIONAIRES OF THE
VAL DE TRAVERS ASPHALTE MINES,
SWITZERLAND.
Asphalt Floors
for Basements, Laundries,
Stables, Breweries, Stores, Mills etc.
Tile and Asphalt Roofs.
August 27th, 1906.
2rail Herter, -Esq.,
Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange, Eew Jersey.
Bear Sir:-
Referring to the matter of the asphalt wearing surface
to he laid on the new floor of the battery room at the above plant
and 8B promised we now take pleasure in advising you that the quan¬
tity of sand required will he fifty (50) cubic yards.
We find we can use the fine sand from your pit and obtain good !
results hut should prefer to use some coarser sand with the fine
if there is any of the latter to he had. If so we shall he glad if §
you will arrange to have oarted to the building where the asphalt
is to he laid 35 yards of fine sand and 25 yards of coarse sand.
Ab this will have to he screened we have allowed sufficient to
cover waste in the above quantities.
Our requirements in the way of wijatt to heat the asphalt will he |
about from 12 to 15 cords and if vdu can -supply us with this quanti- I
C v-rni
ty at a moderate prioe from the waste lumber left from the concrete,
shall he glad if you will do so.
Thanking you in advanoe for your kind attention to the matter .
of the above supplies, we beg to remain.
Yours very trulyj, j
| THE UEUCHATE1 ASPHALTE CO. Ltd. , j
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TELEPHONES OD7S AND SOTS CORTLANDT.
THE NEUCHATEL ASPHALTE CO. L’T’D.
iforced Concrete Construction.
265 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
80LE CONCESSIONAIRES OF THE for BumunS/lLiundria
VAL DE TRAVERS ASPHALTE MINES, Stables, BrewTZ, store", Mi
SWITZERLAND. ' -
Emil Herter, Esq.,
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, K. j.
Bear Sir:-
August 30th, 1906.
V/e are in receipt of your favor of the, 29th inst. and thank
you for your assistance in arrangeing for the oarting of sand to the
Building where the asphalt floor is to he laid and alBO for the in¬
formation concerning the wood to he used for fuel.
Y/e are also in receipt of an official order #13227 for the exe¬
cution of the asphalt work hut note that no reference is made thereon
to the lining of the gutters which we charge for by the lineal foot
at a higher rate than for the floor surface, as the work takes much
longer to do and is much more costly,
A reference to our hill for the similar work executed at your
works at Silver Bake, will show that the cost of the asphalt floor laid
there was 15^ per square foot and per lineal foot for the gutter.
In order to avoid any misunderstanding we shall he glad if you will kind¬
ly forward us a supplemental order for the gutter work or if you prefer
we will return the order received foyborreotion.
Yours very truly,
2 NEUCgAEEL^ASPHAhjEg CO. It
R.B./H.M.
MERCK CO.
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS
Ct/EF/ new YORK,
October 1/06
E. MERCK’S
DARMSTADT
LABORATORIES
Founded 1668
Storage Battery Co.,
Glen Ridge,
JT.J.
Gentlemen : -
Referring to your order oJ^She 26th ultimo,
we regret that we were unable to inol)
5 oze. POTASSIUM^HOSPHITE, in ozb.
P0TASSIU1 _ .... _
ACETAMID& in bulk—***,
is. POTASS jm T EM URATE , 1 vial _
jf
we do not carry Any of thnse artioles in stock. Our labora-
toriee manufacture all of jSne produots and we should be glad to
import them for you. ^Kindly advise us whether you wiBh i
do so.
iCting your further advices, we are,
Youtb truiy,
Attested:))^ MERCK & CO.
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GEORGE MERCK
MERCK CO.
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS
works. G/EF/ NEW YORK, Ootober 8/06
ST. LOUIS (f
and
RAHWAY. N.J.
E. MERCK'S
DARMSTADT
LABORATORIES
Founded 1668
Gentlemen: -
We duly reoeived your favor of the 2nd instant
regarding the POTASSIUM PHOSPHITE , POTASSIUM TELLUR ATE and
ACETAMIDE omitted from your recent order, and are at a lose
to understand your statement that the artioles mentioned are
marked with a red line in our catalogue as being in 8 took,
as we have no record of ever having issued a oatalogue marked
in suoh a manner.
Referring to your remarks that you oan in nearly
every oase procure from Eimer & Amend goods omitted by us, we
would state that we have oommunioated with this firm in the
present instance and they inform us that they do not oarry
in stook Potassium Phosphite or Potassium Tellurate. They oan,
however, furnish from stook 3 x 1 oz. Aoetamide and we should be
glad to prooure and forward this, if you wish us to do so.
Assuring you of our appreciation of jour orders and
of our willingness to prooure any items that we do not handle
when we oan possibly do so, we are,
The Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange ,
II. J.
Attested;
Youtb truly.
£GQ>Co .
ED ARCHITECT) STATE OF N.
Qualified teacher of
Construction 795,332,
October 27tli ;1906;
l favor to have yo
Awaiting your esteemeci reply;
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]SJew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating 'yy'oRKs.
0. W. MILLER,
MANAGER,
axasQN.ir.j.
November 10th, 1906.
Edison Storage Battery CO,
Sliver Lake, jj. J.
Gentlemen
0 will we ship the fire bri ek belonging to the B h W bolleo*
•Expect car for second carload to day.
Yours very truly,
p. s. quite a number «f the bricks are broken In taking down the
boilers, If you will give the matter you require we will be able
supply thorn from othebnbulldlngs.
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Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
About a year ago I saw you in reference to a MURIATIC-ACID
Plant.
I should like to know whether you are1 still interested in
the projeot, if so, I shall be pleased to call upon you and submit
to you different propositions with figures all complete.
Yours respectfully,
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange,
New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
Referrlng to my letter to you of the Bth inst. and to
your reply of the 26th:
I beg to confirm the sale to you of $25,000 par value
Edison Storage Battery Co., First Mortgage 6^ bonds, for the sum
of $21,250.00.
As these bonds will be ready for delivery on Monday,
I beg to confirm, also, my telephone message to Mr. Randolph,
asking you to kindly instruct me, by telephone, on Monday morning,
as to the address in New York at which you wish the. bonds 'delivered.
Thanking you for the order, 1 am,
Very truly yours.
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F. A. COFFIN,
34 PINE STREET,
NEW YORK, May 21st, 1907.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange,
N. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:-
Another of my clients has just informed me that he
holds $26,000 of Edison Storage Battery Co. 6* bonds, which
he is disposed to sell.
His idea of price is $900 per bond, but if you will
make me a bid for them, I shall take great pleasure in doing
the best I can to meet your views.
$y dear Mr. Edison:
I'or some little time I have been in possess¬
ion of five shares of the stock of the Edison Storage Battery Com¬
pany, through a deal with our mutual friend, Charles W. Price.
I do not know whether you are purchasing the stook now,
hut X thought it best to tender these five shares to you, rather
than to any one else , and qould inquire whether you unmrw will pay
par for them?
With personal regards, I am
Yours sincerely.
Thomas A. Edison , Eb^.,
Orange ,
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My Dear Mr. Edison;!
Ilewellyn Paris?
West Grange? H. J.?
♦ X have been advised by one of year bead men
V to see you personally about a matter of vital interest to all
J real estate owners and tenants in the vicinity of the storage
Ynilttery factory? hut to tales as little of your time as possible?
J Jam s ending this letter instead.
5 My brother and I either own or have liens
on property within a blook of it? worth over $80?000.00 and the
J V owners of other property in the vioinity have asked mQ? as the one
Twith the largest interests }to speak for them also? which I wish to
| ^ do? knowing that your own sense of fairness will lead you to do
^ ^ the right thing.
Por about six weeks the battery works have
been in operation night and day? and although in the day time the
noise of the tumbling or grinding machinery is not partiojilarjy
noticeable or objectionable? as itmingLes with other sounds? at
night it is singularly annoying and nerve racking? so nruoh so that
one of our tenants has left the vioinity? another has announced .7'
his intention to leave October 1st? when his lease expires and
another says he simply oannot Btand it? lease or no lease?
— .
you can readily see that this state of affairs will
empty all ranted premises;1 and heap new tenants from re-renting;’
and ruin the neighborhood.
1 I would like to he able to assure them on your
authority; that the night work is only temporary",’ or elBe that
you will try to see that some way is devised to eliminate the
trouble;1 whioh I am sure you oan bring about if you realise what
a serious matter it is for everybody within earshot.
Trusting that you will take it up; and fa? or me
with a reply; I remain;
Yours very truly?
.'ifflfe
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March 3rd. 1910. s(0rt
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison
Orange, 3
Dear Sir:- ,
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Eor the purpose of reporting to the State Control.
the value of the property left hy the late Mr. H. McK. Twombl;,,
and of paying the inlieritance tax thereon, will ybu kindly let __
know the values on January 11th, the day of Mr. Twombly's death,
as nearly as can he determined, of the following securities::
Edison Storage Battery Co. eft bonds, of which 100 are held.-
stock, of which 625 shares are held.
" 0re uillinS Syndicate, of which 25 shares are held.
, of-- which
North American Transportation & Trading Co.
525 shares' are held.
Your kind
:ompliance with the above request will oblige
Yours truly,
Florence A. V. Twombly,
£5^
May 23, 1910
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North American Rubber Company
Washed Crude Rubber
79 MILK STREET, BOSTON, MASS. „
Mr. Thoa. A. Edison,
Orange, N. J
Dear Mr. Edison;—
As requested by you, the other day, during our interview regarding
storage batteries, I am sending by same mail, samples of our rubber product
known as North American Rubber, which wo are manufacturing in Boston, and
in which you seemed much interested.
These samples were made by the Boston Belting Company, one of our
largest manufacturers here in that line, who have been using this rubber for
over six months, and find it as satisfactory to them in every way , includ¬
ing wear, tensile strength, elasticity, etc. as the crude rubber they have been
purchasing in the years past.
North American rubber is a chemical production in which there is
nothing that ever came from a rubber tree, nor is it made from the Ouayule
shrub, and contains no reclaimed rubber.
. expect to have our new five ton a day plant going before the close
of this year, and will be able before the first of July to turn out a ton a
These samples are only a few of the very many articles that the Boston
Belting Co. are manufacturing out of this artificial rubber, which has stood
every test and is pronounced by them equal to any goods they have made out of
the crude rubber that comes from the rubber trees. Will you kindly let me know
if these samples arrive safely.
I will appreciate it if you will have Jour representative here send in,
for a few days, one of the cells for your storage battery, which I am examining
in comparison with other batteries, as I talked with you about.
Tours very truly,
PILLING & CRANE
IRON. STEEL, ORES. COAL, COKE
REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING
BROAD & CHESTNUT STREETS
IU* SipvM
' .July 22 | 1910.
CO tfit U««wl"|W- '-0*
Mr. H. I1. Miller, Secretary l, uwflt «*n
Edison Storage Battery Co., ft, i.r-rr —
Orange, **
war Sir : ^'4^. T fe"» jj »*
We have VtoCT*
notifying us of a meeting of stockkalders to "be held at * « a
v^w ciw-Tf-f" o-la-V <a..«.&4;V t ».♦■ a.Cs.tt-
your works on Wednesday of next week. ^ a „A_. < X. -
We regret tihiat m. shall not he able to he I
3J" uu-U-C V..X 4%, 1-vu.C^t, ivnju.v^-' <_|»AcaV iiCTTf *~l»S5^o.
present. Mr. Crane has gone to Europe, and the writer
U-ovCt, «*-.# tv & io d-va.A-v. "2L-* ,
is Secretary of the Eastern tPig Iron Association, whfch \
jf CT-/T LlajSl 1 "VCtAW. 'IA.I fv Cl<L<^» k-^-p-pCAL*-*1
vrill hold its _next mating oh Wednesday, July 27th, At ^
"Vie- 8* (Xv C: »-iwi *♦- <v •*.«/ V-lwlX'V
Port Henry, N. Y. , _and it is top late.,, now to Cancel his
HKT CP-C-W ' fo
engagement to he present. As Mr. Brown is interested as -
odt& t-t> *jt-C k-% “Co L,>— at.*.- LEasAa**.
a stockholder and will prohahly he present, we have asked
<S«T'-VL te A-,| (SMA.
him to represent us at the meeting. HT&Jvery much fregfet „
kt.v-~C~C-v-» W^vdMSA/V* VML- ® W*AJ* tf'1®" »
that 7/e cannot be^ there ^urselveS . —
Will vouf kindl^ advise, us in thl meantime
what is the present condition of th§yCompanyj^-and if you
have outlined a plan , -we 'should like to knOT^fe^t you
Eirm and for the writer; In the absence of Mr. and! Mrs- /
rvcSCEi i <rv «*T -W
Crane, the±*s<proxies of course cannot, be forwardad m , **
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them and returned ^H^ting- ^
/.S.P. Yours very truly, h
J LO XX. «sXj» 'iTltfc.Aov'
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, IT. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
Your favor of the 23rd instant 1b
at hand.
In view of the meeting of the
Direotors of the Cement Company called for
the 28th instant, the day following the meet¬
ing of the Battery Company and my inability
to be away from here on both days, I shall
not come over until. Thursday.
I return herein the proxy executed
by me and would say that I favor the issue
of Stock instead of Notes in liquidation of
the indebtedness of the Company to you.
Hoping you are enjoying good health
during this excessive heat, I remain,
ILLING & CRANE
STEEL, ORES. COAL, COKE
AL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING
\0 & CHESTNUT STREETS
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
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Dear Mr. Edison :
"We have your letter in reference to
Storage Battery matters and thank you very much for the
information in reference to the "battery. We very rarely
see Jack Boss’? and have never felt Quite free in asking
him many questions in regard to the "battery, not knowing
how much liberty you gave your employes in regard to im¬
parting information. We are glad, to know that you are
progressing favorably, and hope that the business will
steadily improve.
In regard to the indebtedness to you, we
beg to say that we should prefer to have the Company
settle with you by the issue of stock at par, as you
suggest . This would enable the Company to become a
dividend payer much sooner than if the profits had to be
accumulated in order to pay off notes.
Mr. Brown informs us that he expects to be
present at your meeting, and has kindly agreed to repre¬
sent us.
With best wishes , we beg
Yours very truly,
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-Mr. Thomas A. Edison, «Ux, 4^, ItTeft
Orange, N. J. IU Cr{ iV*^ ^ f-
My dear sir : ode f><^, ~~mTXw^ eMrt*
iaic. i****.*^ uofc *m< <J-*-«-*v*(» _ _ «_ —/
lour courteous letter of the 26th injstent, \ka reply t- W
mine of 22d instant, has been received.
I note your secretary says that it will be some tim,
before the Battery Company can pay dividends, as the busines
developing rapidly and all earnings must go into machineryAnd that
for that reason you hesitate to sell stock.-
This is the only policy, Mr.^S
anticipated you would consider: conservatrcL . _ _ _
mixed with brains, can be depended upon to br\.nY the only batter’
the adequate success to which it is entitled. i surely think that
every dollar of earnings should be devoted to the continual enlarge¬
ment of the business-to more ground, buildings, machinery and every
facility for the most extended introduction and application of the
battery-with no thought of dividends for a matter of years, if need be.
Ihe Edison battery is too big for any but the broadest and most liberal
policies.
Mr. Edison, I am 8 comparatively young man and very far
from rich— but there is not one of my carefully considered and
pleasurably growing investments that I should not be most happy to
„ . v, i I coulciAhave
i V\prking capital.
•(Mr., Edison, #2$
part with, (if such were necessary,) in exchange for the distinguished
privilege and advantage of being identified with you and the battery.
This has been my ambition of years, since I first read of your labors
along this line, realizing then no less than now, that the perfected
storage battery would immortalize you, were all of your other
magnificent bequests lost to the world.
■Your letter of the 26th instant encourages me to believe
that you may care to receive me with you in the Eattery Company— for
I beg to assure you that the question of early dividends had not for
a moment occurred to me— and I most earnestly hope that you will
as a mark of your kindliness permit me to become a stockholder in
your company, say for 50 or 100 shares of $100 par .value, or to
whatever extent may be agreeable to you.
Awaiting your reply with the deepest interest,
I remain
P.O.Box 351
Most sincerely yours,
(j(M
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November 5, 1910
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
My dear sir :
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Your most kind letter of the inst.— p0
Orange Hov. 3. 7— 30 p. in. — reached me to-day. <w<sv- J£*
I cannot find words to expressway pleasure
having so generously gratified iny wish to bfe fe^n^mS^wTtF'you
in the Edison Storage Battery Co. While, in Hew York . Qa£c*r-
X visited your company’s booth at the !/. ad i sbri^Sou'efe^l ectcical Shtyw,
and your representative, seeing, that I evinced
interest, gave me a most illuminating exale nation, of the batterL,,^
which in itself fascinated me.
I of course made no inquiry of him asjfp^ira^^Ckn WiingT
that he was not there to discuss the oom#a»$"*S'*'f’Saaflciel affairs.
But. I felt a very strong impulse to go to Orange i^J the hope of
meeting you and taking just a minute of youjsjtime; how^^j^^Jreri ned
myself, feeling that .1 should be imposing upon ^^tn^feman whoseftime
is worth very much more than mine. i shalC indeed take the pleasure
of visiting the factory when I am again in the East, and hope to thank
you personally for your very especisl consideration.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, #2
Will you be kind enough, Mr. Edison, to advise me as to
the par value of the stock per share (I presume the shares are of the
usual size of one hundred dollars and that there is one class of stock)
and who the company’s transfer agent is or what Orange or Mew York bank
will deliver the 100-share certificate to me; then 1 will know where
to remit, and the amount. It will be highly agreeable to me to remit
to you direct, if you prefer; but I have Presumed that you do not care
to take the time and trouble to' personally see to transfers, etc.
I had thought of sending my remittance to one of your best orange banks,
— when it occurred to me that this might not be agreeable to you.
I shall be ready to remit promptly upon receipt of your advice.
Very sincerely yours.
t-i— . - . > . '•
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A. J C3Ui'*&*, ^ Jr tjoyRtpefert, A9^iX>
Your very kind lette
that you will deliver 1
Storage Battery Co. , <
mo, 000.) dollars frc
(Arthur I. Clymer).
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istv*4^— G h^ijg«s» advisijij
ik of Change, N. <&•
Lonal Bank of ($an^e, N^J.,^
due $100. prj^a'r^ oi the. ' Jk*-
;hem of H. Y. dft. ^
•tifioate b e i ([gjU'Is u ecL^p^tn J?/4
! have to-day made remittance of $8200.
bankers, Messrs. Henry Clews & Co., of 17 Broad St^*p:
with them at $10,000. plus, and have also mailed to S^c
of Orange my check on Messrs. Clews & Co. for $10,000.
my balance.,
j/ion&lf/ank
l certificate to me here by registered mail, and have
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, ft2
would you care to ask them if they will kindly collect draft and form
certificate without cost to me, in courtesy to you as their patron ?
I believe they would do this for you.
Recently noticing that the Electric Storage Battery Co.,
of Phila., were expecting to bring out an improved battery, I wrote
them an ordinary inquiry. You may be interested to read their .reply
Yours most appreciatively.
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"Bxibe”
Battery
Philadelphia, IAv.
Cleveland Ojhce, Citizens Building
Kov. B, 1910,
Mr. A. I, Clymer,
Van Wert, Ohio.
Dear Sir:-
Your favor of the 2nd inet., addressed to Ehiladelphia,
hae /been referred to this office for attention.
We have perfeoted a new vehicle battery whioh will be
far superior te any battery manufactured up to the present time.
Its oapaoity will be about 20# greater than that of the fllXlBE,
but its life will be from two to three times greater and it will
not be neoessary to clean it during its life. These latter
pointsare extremely important and, we believe, will make it very
popular.
In regard to mileage, it is impossible te make a
definite statement in regard to this but with a proper sized
battery of this type in the well designed ears of this date,
the radius of mileage will be entirely satisfactory to usere
of eleetrios.
We are at thiB time not in position to quote prices
on the battery as the prices have not been made up.
We hope to be able to begin deliveries of this type
[ENCLOSURE]
Mr. A. I. Clymer, -2- 11-5-10.
of battery early in 1911. In purchasing your oar, it will only
be necessary for you to notify the manufacturer that you desire
our new type of battery.
(I told them I expected to buy an electric carriage in the spring
and wished to know something of their new battery. My letter
brought .forth this reply. )
C. D. JACKSON & CO. , '
IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN
MARBLE, STONE, MOSAIC PLACQUETTES & GRANITO
_N£2j 18th, 1910.
NOV 19 1910
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Mr. T. Brady, . S
o/o Edison Storage Battery Co.,
west Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:- . .
In aooordanoe v/ith request of our Mr. Georges
who called upon you yesterday, we are sending you by express,
some sample spawls of Carrara Halian Marble such aB we could
supply you for your requirements.
' v,e are also communicating with our shippers abroad,
requesting them to furnish us with a price on Marble Waste of
this character and we shall not fail to quote you a price on
same as soon as we hear from our shippers.
Thinking you for your inquiry, we remain
RMF/FW.
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Second National Bank,
Orange, N. -J.
Mr. Chas. M. Close, Cashier,
My dear sir : Your letter of 16th inst. is at hand,
with certificate No. 92 for 100 shares in the capital stock
of Edison Storage Battery Co., issued in my name, in payment
for which I previously mailed you my check on Henry Clews & Co.
for $10,000, to be placed to credit of Mr. Thomas k. Edison.
I have written Mr. Edison, also, acknowledging receipt of stock.
Begging to thank you for your courtesy, I remain
Yours very truly.
Your two letters of ITovombor 18th at hand. I hog to say that I
do not believe that a scheme of basins the discount on the numb or of batteries
bought by a manufacturer will work out as to-day evory high grade standard artiole
is sold to legitimate manufacturers at the same price regardless of the quantity
bought; possibly with but one exception where a m:nuf aoturer closes a very logo
quantity^ In this latter ease the manufacturer possibly obtains a slightly higher
discount than usiial.
Referring to the latter sentence in one of your letters about outting prices,
wo bog to say that no manufacturer of a high grade artiole to-day allows his sub-
agonts to .out prioes but I also think that it would be difficult for you. to watch
this closely as the manufacturer of Sleotrio oars will find a 'way of excuse by
saying that he did out the nrioe on his oar and not on the batteries. Phis is
done to-day to our absolute* knowledge by one manufacturer, whoso name 1 clo not oare
to quote, in Chicago and driven to suoh an extent that he has sold several oars
with Edison batteries at the price of the oar with load batteries.
I thank you for your congratulations and beg to say that the record was made
with 40 cells. Referring to the 44 cells which you kindly did. let mo have, I beg
to say that the average ampere hour capacity of this battery was 270 ampere hours
with the exception of 5 cells which would not show up as good and I, of course,
left out the 4 worst cells.
' I am glad to learn that you will soon bo in shape to mate prompt deliveries
on your batteries as we are certainly to-day in a very bad shape and have to accept
cancellations on oars to be equinped with Edison batteries for the reason that we
cannot obtain the batteries from* you in time. I .am surprised that you charge this
delay partly against our special trays as .I'do not think it would be asking too
much from this Company if you were to keep several sets of trays in':stook.
Referring again to the undelightful point of the cells shifting in the trays,
I beg to say that it is unjust if this is oharged by your Company to our special
trays as I have experienced the same trouble with your late standard trays as well
in this faotory.-as'on some batteries in outsiders’ .esrs and for your interest I
beg you ohdejmore tp: tate my word for it that this trouble will not be eliminated
before you will provide on your cans an emboss which will havo the proper shape
and whi.oh will -be large enough to allow for the experienced distortion of the metal
around the embosses after the connectors have been attached and detached' several
times. I also beg to say again that the present conical 'shape of the emboss tends
to slip out of the hard rubber button 'with the slightest effort.
To prove to you onoo more that my statements are correct, I bog to call your
attention to the fact that in the 44 cell sot of battery which yon sent mo the
most faulty oells as far as shifting is concerned woro those in the small stiff
two oell' trays.
Hoping to hear from you' that something has been done on this mentioned sit¬
uation, I rSmain,
Yours very truly,
Supplementing my letter of 'even date, in regard to
the proposed annouoement in the press, I today met Mr. Anderson
at his Chicago Branch, and he suggested bringing in the name of
the Detroit Electric in connection with the Anderson Carriage
Company, reading as follows:
Anderson Carriage Company, Manufacturers Detroit Electric.
Also, it oocurred to me that we should mention the
users of the Edison battery in commercial vehicles, namely,
Lansden Company,
Automobile Maintenance & Mfg. Co.
Anderson Carriage Company.
If you wish to include the General -Vehicle, you, of course,
know best.
I have arranged a meeting Monday. There will be present
representatives of the Commonweal th-Edison Company, the Automobile
Maintenance & Mfg. Co., Mr. Price and Mr. AnderBon, of the Anderson
Carriage Company, and Mr. Klingelsmith of the Lansden Company,
and possibly a representative of the Detail Drygoods Association.
The New Edison
Storage Battery
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The Public le: hereby warned against certain manufacturers of
ELECTRIC VEHICLES, who, solely to obtain a greater profit frota their
vehicles, use a cheap lead battery, giving hut half the mileage and
one tenth the life of the above.
“ “ Use of the lead battexy reduces -the total cost of a vehicle-,;' but. |
is PRICE the only thing to be coneidered in making so important'iVan
investment? j
‘ For the above reason no hesitation has been shown in making all j
kinds of misstatements regarding THE HEW EDISON STORAGE BATTERY.
Mr. Edison certainly would not spend seven years obtaining a battery
to solve the problem of vehicle traction in cities, were he not thor¬
oughly convinced the results could never be obtained by the use of a
lead battery.
The great stores of New Yolk City, after using lead batteries for,
many years and EDISON BATTERIES for but; three years, are discarding the
lead, and using the higher priced EDISON BATTERY , WHY?
BECAUSE IT IS RELIABLE
As the manager of one of the large department stores said,
"It is more important to have a reliable delivery department than
to save the difference of a few hundred dollars between the First
Cost of an EDISON and a LEAD battery".
The following firmB are now selling and advertising oars regularly!
equipped with The NEW EDISON STORAGE BATTERY. '
ANDERSON CARRIAGE CO. DETROIT, MICH
S.P. BAILEY CO Inc. AMESBURY, MASS
BAKER MOTOR VEHICLE CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO !
THE WAVERLEY CO. , INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Information regarding this battery will be gladly furnished upon .appli
oation to .
Edison Storage Battery Co., 121 Lakeside Ave., Orange, N. J.
Mr. Thomas A. Bdisoi
Orange, N. J.
. . . My dear si]
shares Edison Storas
interests and imporl
exceptional confider
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inections, you cannot but hs
proposing to buy property y
any inquiries whatever of you, as to the business. In your letter of
9th inst. , you said, "I thank you for your interest and confidence in the
storage battery." Allow me to say, Mr. Edison, that my confidence in ,
the battery has been due not alone to its obvious value as an invention '
but to my feeling that both battery and shares are invested with your own
personality as a genius and o gentleman. I did not question the price
of the shares, and the amount ^ ir$este§vin them is proportionately very
large for a man of my limited means; this, I think, may tend to increase
your kindly interest in me as a holder of your stock. In this single
Mr.' Edison, va» we»t, oh.o
instance, I felt it unnecessary to my protection that I first inform myself
fully as to the corporate, financial and business condition of the investment
in question, and I am pleased to assure you that this has been due solely to
the fact that it is your invention and your controlling interest in the
company, that have induced my absolute confidence. I have considered it to
an organization in which a gifted man and a group of his friends have formed
an ideal combination of brains, character and capital.
And now that I have fully explained the reason for my complete faith
and desire to invest in the battery shares, I trust that you will care to
give me — in absolute confidence if you so condition — some information as to
the company and its business. I should be interested to know, if you will
obligingly inform me, as to —
The date of incorporation,
No. shares authorized.
Ho. shares originally • issued,
Additional issues, with dates,
‘At what price the present new shares are taken by the stockholders
and vihat proportion of these shares are retained by the
company as treasury stock.
Do my shares entitle me to an interest in the latest issue, '.'and
when do the transfer books close against the allotment
of the new stock ?
May I ask if the company has any bonded indebtedness, and if so,
the amount, interest rste and maturities ?
Would you care to enclose to me, Mr. Edison — for immediate return
if so desired— a copy of the company’s latest statement of condition,
such as are sent to stockholders of the Eastman Kodak Co. , for instance ?
.1 should be much interested to know whether the New Vork City
crosstown lines have ordered more Edison battery cars, in addition to the
trial car, and if it be true (as I have read) that a large contract has
been made with an Alaskan transportation company.
It will gratify me greatly to read whatever information you will
privately afford me, and awaiting your kind reply with very much interest,
I beg to remain
Sincerely yours.
was received in my absence.
I believe I do not f.ully understand the situation:
you state that the original authorized capital of $1,000,000 was fully
issued; that the capital was recently increased by' $2,500,000, making
the total capital $3,500,000; that $1,000,000 of stock was given to
Mr. Edison for his patents--those existing and all future patents; and
also that about $2,000,000 of the recent increase was issued to Mr. Edison
at par, for money advanced by him to the company. (In his letter of
2d ult. , he informed me that he paid into the Edison Storage Battery Co.
1. S. B. Co. 2 V.Vwc.T.OHIO
$1,900,000 cash, for which he took stock at par.-} May I ask you to
■’kindly advise me how the $1,900,000 which he paid into the company is
invested; is it in lands, buildings and machinery ? .1 had not supposed
that so large an amount was invested 'in the plant. I should be pleased -
to know what amounts, respectively, are invested in ground, in buildings
and in machinery. Doubtless you. can obtain this from;, entries in your
present books.
May I inquire to what use the proceeds of the $500,000
bond issue have been put ? This, I understand, makes a total investment
of $2,400,000 or $2,500,000. I will also ask what is the interest rate
on the bonds and when they mature.
Heferring to the $1,000,000 of stock given to Mr. Edison
for his patents now existing and all future patents: am I right in under¬
standing that this includes all patents now or in future issued in con¬
nection with the Edison storage battery in this and foreign countries ?
.1 enclose herewith, for your interest, two recent adver-
E. S. B. Oo. 3
^tisera'ents of the Woods Motor Vehicle Co., from the Chicago Becord-Herald.
This company’s attitude seems quite unfair and unbusiness-like and evidently
is .calculated to discourage electric-carriage buyers, as far as possible,
from specifying the Edison battery. I cannot understand their animus,
unless they have a private arrangement with the Exide people or own an
interest in the Electric Storage Battery Co.
You understand that I have requested particulars relative to
the company, for my private enlightenment as a stockholder interested in
his investment and in the success of the company. ;It is only such informa¬
tion as one ordinarily would desire before rather than after making the
investment. Your trouble in fully advising me is much appreciated.
Very truly yours.
THOMAS A. EDISON
PRANK L. DYER
E. G. DODGE
Edison Storage Battery Co.
Telephone, 908 Orange
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY Dec. 16th 10.
A. I. Clymer, Esq.,
Van Wert, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter of the 10th
instant i\beg to reply that the Jl, 900 ,000. cash
was paid iV by Mr. Edison ovez/a period of ten
years , and was used for jrfachinery which was
specially designed and mq/fe; and which became in
time, obsolete Aowing t<6 improvements in methods of
manufacture and l\d ifo be scrapped. In fact,
approximately the ifeole amount was used in perfecting
the battery and An experimenting , to bring the
manufacturing -procesBeh up to a commercial Btage ,
which was accomplished aS«sar ago last July, when
j began stripping the improvfed._c.ell.
Thousand of experiments were made as well
as exhaustive tests before Mr. Edison was satisfied
with the battery, all of which takes money which Mr.
Edison, sanguine of the ultimate success of the
battery, willingly advanced the Company. This
experimental account will, in time, be wiped out
by profits.
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Orange, N. J.
Mr. H. P. Miller, Secty. -Trees. ,
My clear sir :
I enclose several
interest.
I have no means of giving' ypuCariy^ iurt^
regarding the electric car merger, but thoi
hint of it to you. The Wagon Works is lai
I believe accustomed to doing things in a big
who or where the Ohio Electric Car Oo. ajjj^jl
I wish the Anderson and Eaker Co’j
justice to themselves and you in Chicago-^
in the country. Enclosed ads show the comparatiUsn/nter
by them and by the Woods Co. in the very impjjrrffiixv . 1 evel
reached by the Chicago dailies. The Detroit and Woi
in the Record-Herald of yesterday. The
i the Sunday Record
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to hurfl^-tne
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Edison Storager Battery Co. 2
As it happens, your ad appears on the page opposite
the full-page ad. I think it is an :extreinely attractive and
convincing advt., with its two display lines and the maps.
Having had a very considerable and successful experience in advg.,
I am in position to appreciate your announcements. Will you pardon
me if I suggest that it might be desirable, (having interested the
reader in your battery) to invite him to send for your .new illustrated
booklet, fully describing the battery, its unique features, advantages,
and femarkable accomplishments to date. This will put you in possessioi
of the name of a "prospect, which you can at once mail to each of the
companies equipping with .the Edison.
I wish to do everything in my power to further the
interests of the company, and then when I am ready to buy a car, perhaps
you will care to provide me with an Edison battery at an inside price,
very privately.
.1 ain not informed as to the desirability of the Motz
puncture-proof tires, advertised on same sheet as your ad, but the
idea ’of a trouble-proof tire for electric use (with ladies especially)
strikes me very forcibly. .It removes an important source of doubt
from the minds of a large contingent of possible buyers.
Hoping to hear from you in reply, .1 am
Edison Storage Battery Company Records
Correspondence (1911-1920)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the
business of ESBCo. Included are letters pertaining to the outfit and supply of
the ESBCo works, corporate finance, and the production and sale of batteries
and by-products. Correspondents include Edison, Charles Edison, Robert A.
Bachman, Donald M. Bliss, Miller Reese Hutchison, Stephen B.' Mambert,
Arthur Mudd, C. E. Sholes, and other ESBCo employees; investors Arthur I.
Clymer, and William D. Sloane; and Frederick A. Hall, an efficiency engineer
associated with Frank B. Gilbreth. Some of the items deal with supplies
available from the Sangamo Electric Co., the Troy Electric Co., and the Quigley
Furnace & Foundry Co. Other documents relate to the foreign sales of Edison
storage batteries; the specifications for batteries required by the U.S. Navy; a
sales company called the Transportation Engineering Corp., organized by one¬
time ESBCo employee, H. G. Thompson; and the development of an
automotive starter by the Tidewater Equipment Co. Also included are
memoranda and conference minutes summarizing the staffing and structure
of the Engineering Department, Research Department, and Tube Inspection
and Assembly Department; and an insurance report from 1918 providing the
layout of the ESBCo manufacturing plant in West Orange.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The items
not selected include routine exchanges regarding the supply of equipment and
material for ESBCo, the payment or deferral of accounts, and other matters of
daily administration. Also not selected are letters of transmittal and
acknowledgment and items that duplicate information in selected material.
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
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Dear Sirs
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One of our clients has made inquiry of
us concerning Hr. A. J. Doty, who, we understand, is
connected with the Edison Storage Battery Company.
We are advised that Hr. Doty is well known to you.
We should esteem it a courtesy if you
would favor us with your estimate of Mr. Doty’s char¬
acter and responsibility. From your knowledge of his
financial worth, would you consider an individual con¬
tract with Mr. Doty of $15,000. to $20,000. as good?
Thanking you in advance for your
courtesy in the matter, and requesting that you treat
this inquiry as entirely confidential, we remain
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Dear Sir:
Plouse accept thank3 for your
favor of the 17th instant, in response to our
recent inquiry. Wo appreciate your courtesy
in this matter.
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February 4, 1911.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
My dear Mr. EdisonV
The Chicago Automobile Show is the best
they have ever had. The weather is the finest I have
ever found it in Chicago at this time of the year. The
crowd is something fierce. The electrioal people are
doing the biggest business they have been doing for a
year.
Anderson is showing five models, all equipped
with Edison batteries. As near as I can make out, his
sales at the present time are about half lead and half
Edison. I know they are selling them because I have
seen the contract signed. Anderson is doing the biggest
business of any of the pleasure car manufacturers. They
shipped from their factory in the month of December eightv-
three cars.
Waverly is showing one car with Edison Battery.
Ohio is showing Edison cells in trays.
Babcock is showing one model with Edison batter-
Baker has got cold feet again, but this happens
to be only in Chicago. The facts of the case are as fol¬
lows: Temple, a J ew, who is their biggest agent, and by
the way a hustler, buys cars without batteries, and assembles
his own lead battery. here. He uses what they call a "Univers-
h0ru ln 0hi?5'S°> and much cheaper I understand than
the Exide. He says that he is entitled to manufacturers'
discount on Edison Batteries. He is going to sell from fifty
to seventy-five Baker rigs this season. He will push Edison
Batteries if we give him the discount. I say he is not entitl
to it. Ten per cent, is all he should get. The Baker people
don't want us to give him the full discount, and if
we did, we would only malce them sore. In the way I
size it up, the public iB going to demand Edison
Batteries, and Temple will have to put them in anyway .
He has a Baker car equipped with Edison Batteries, and
is getting excellent results.
Woods and R. & L. are fighting us hammer and
nail.
The" Ironclad" is now being put off for first
of March delivery. They had promised it for first of
January, but have not made good. They got out a guarantee
of SOyOOO miles over a period of three years, and if the
20,000 miles are run in a year or two years, that ends it.
If the battery runs three years without doing the 20,000
miles, that ends it. But, mind you, they have not deliver¬
ed any of the batteries yet.
I spent last evening with Gruenfeldt, the engineer
of the Baker Company. He is our friend, and I honestly
believe we will win out through him.
But the real live wire of the whole bunch is
Anderson.
Yours very respectfully.
Desiring to keep yon informa^of
anything I hear affecting the sale and success of the Edison /
battery, I wish to mention something that has come out in m
correspondence with manufacturers of electric oars, toward”’*
securing a bargain in an up-to-date car. /
The Eaker Motor Vehicle Co. write me that
"it is only recently that manufacturers have been getting
out bodies which will take the Edison battery and we do not
think you could find a car second-hand. There is a new
battery brought out by the Electric Storage Battery Co.
called the Iron-Clad, which has almost stopped the sale of
the Edison, and of course any of our cars would take this
Iron-Clad battery.”
They say nothing further in this connection,
as to the comparative desirability and price of the two bat¬
teries, but it gives one the impression that something is
being done to the disadvantage of the Edison. Perhaps the
Electric storage Battery Co. are trying to coax the Baker Co.
aviay with special inducements. However it may be, I should
Mr. Edison, $ 2
greatly regret to see our ctinipany lose perhaps the most promi¬
nent electric car mfg. company.
Without any reference to the comparative merits of
the Edison and Exide products, it is evident that this is no
ordinary business competition — it is a battle for first place.
I should be interested to know the comparative prices
charged for the Edison, the Exide and the Iron-Olad batteries,
(their equivalent of 40 cells Edison A-6. )
if you will kindly inform me. I believe the car builders
balk at the extra charge of the Edison S. B. Co., thinking it
discourages prospects from buying their cars — probably they
think buyers will make no allowance for the extroardinary life
of the Edison or^im^that it has not had time to demonstrate
its value in that respect. Perhaps the decreased cost which
you stated, in a former letter, that you were expecting to reach, .
will enable you to meet competitors on a cheaper basis.
I wanted very much to get a -used” or "demonstration"
car, 1910 or 1911 model, shaft-driven, Motz cushion tires, with
hoods of proper capacity to accommodate Edison batteries. Will
you be kind enough, Mr. Edison, to inform me (very privately if
desired,) whether you personally favor shaft- or double-chain-drive?
We have brick-paved streets and fairly well macadamized country
roads. Perfectly level country. 1 should think that a completely
enclosed chain-drive would be - especially desirable— but in the
absence of that, one must choose between shaft- and exposed chain-drive.
Mr. 'Edison, ft9
Has it been definitely ascertained that the shaft-drive consumes
the current materially faster than the chain-drive, on such roads
as I have just described ?
And may I beg to ask whether you or your friends have
had any experience with the Motz cushion tires ? I have deferred
buying any kind of a car for several years, as I ain neither mechanical
nor ?husky, ” and have been held back through dread of the inevitable
tire troubles. I quote, confidentially, from a letter just received
from Anderson Electric Car Co.: "The Motz tire proposition we are not
very much in favor of. tie do not believe it will relieve you of all
the troubles. While you might avoid punctures, you would have other
troubles which our (Cleveland) agent would explain.”
This may be really true; or, it may be that the Anderson
and Motz people have disagreed, as the Motz ad. in to-day’s Chicago
gecord-Herald omits the name of Anderson from an impressively long
list of car builders who include Motz tires in their equipment.
I have not as yet received your reply to mine of 4th inst. ,
but trust it is on the way.
Very truly yours, .
P.S.: I am this moment in receip t 'of your exceedingly kind letter of
10th inst., replying to mine of 4th, and will forward the necessary
details as to our current, as soon as i shall have determined on make
and type of car.
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Wo would bo ploaaed to roooivo for tlio files of
our Library any print od documents that you may liavo concerning
the above company.
Thanking you for the oourto3y of an early reply, I
Dear Sirs
sale:
I offer eubjeot to previous salei- \Jj A* /
$10,000. Edison Storage Battery Co. 6s 1916 '
Bid wanted.
Will sell any part.
Very truly yours.
E. D. MURPHY.
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She Edison Storage Battery Co.
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sirs; ■
I have had an inquiry for- some stock of your
Company and would he pleased to know if you have any to offer and the price.
Tfill you also kindly send me a prospectus or a
copy of the last statement issued.
Yours very truly
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Referring to your letten^tfST June 21st. by-
Mr. H. E1. Miller. 1 have a customer who is inclined to“buy some of the
stock of your Company but before doing so wishes some information in regard
to the business. Can you send me a prospectus of the Company and a copy of
the last financial statement. I would also like to know what dividends the
Company has paid in the past and what the present rate is.
Am sorry to trouble you for this information
but have been unable to find it in the financial reports.
Kindly let me know how many shares you can
offer at par and what commissions I may expect if I dispose of the same.
Yours very truly
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Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange, H. J.
Mr. H. F. Miller, Secty. -Treas. ,
Dear sir : I note in a
that the site for two new factories has been selected, for the n
of "storage battery cars for railroad service, and storage ba
mobiles.”
Will you be kind enough to advise me if I am right
standing that these two factories will be built and operated byk
a part of the Edison Storage Battery Co. ? V
I understand that there is already a factory where theTLdftfU..-
Beach storage-battery street-cars are built: what is the nature of the ^
cars to be built "for railroad service,” — will they be larger and-heayf&r
than the Edison-Beach cars and for use singly and in trains fqr'-'mors?* <
extended use, replacing steam railroad trains ?
How soon do you expect to be able to supply the''
storage battery automobiles ? Awaiting your kind j
information as possible, I am j v , ^
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$
What I wish is the wholesale price, to you, of the rectifier with the
mercury appliance as stated.
Sept. 11, 1911
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, N. Y.
Mr. H. E. Miller, Secty-Treas. ,
Dear sir : I recently wrote Mr. Bee, Manager of Sales, regarding
battery, appliances, getting -General Electric Co. 's wholesale quota¬
tion on rectifier (voltage 110, cycles 60, phase of alt. current, single),
as per a letter which Mr. Edison requested Mr. Bee to write me last Pebry.
I have not heard from Mr. Bee since, altho he may not have bad sufficient
time to get' G. E. Co.’s reply and advise me.
Will you very kindly request Mr. Bee to advise the Gen’l Electric
Co. that in addition to the above information (voltage, etc.,) the
rectifier is desired at a place where the current in temporarily turned
off in the course of the night, when shifting from one engine to another,
this resulting in discontinuing the action of the rectifier and it does
not resume its^work. I understand the G. E. has av.mercury attachment
for rectifier covering just this condition— by its use, the rectifier
resumes its work when the current is resumed at the light, and power plant,
and the rectifier automatically discontinues when the batteries are fully
charged. if am sure you will understand the situation perfectly, and
hoping to hear from you by early mail, I remain
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Sept. 14, 1911
Mr. Harry Miller,
Dear Sir:-1
Referring to attached letter from Mr.
Clymer, we are advising Mr. Clymer today in detail,
in reference to the Edison battery he proposes to
purchase, together with Mercury Arc Rectifier, and
have noted the contents of his letter to you. Sept,
E. J. Ro-88) Jr.
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Deo. 8th, 1911
MR. H. T. DEEMING : -
18 there any way in whioh we can
expedite the passage of Storage Battery orders for work
done hy the laboratory?
George Meister complains that the
laboratory pay roll is frequently held up because he is
unable to properly distribute charges on work done for us,
for the reason that our formal orders do hot reach him in
time to give him the necessary information. The situation
is this:
Frequently' we have work done in a
hurry, and on Mr. Baohman's verbal instructions to the
laboratory, which instructions are later confirmed by
formal order. Yon will readily see if, for instance, suoh
work be begun on Saturday on a verbal order given on Friday
and formal order does not reach the laboratory before Tuesday,
Meister would be at sea, at least so far as the Storage Battery
distribution of the charge is concerned, since the laboratory
pay roll closes on that date.
I am sending copy of this memorandum to
Mr. Bachman, and will do everything possible to accelerate
storekeeper’s requisition at this end, and hope you will find
it possible to do something at your end to improve the condi¬
tion. y )
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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
STATE COLLEGE. PA.
January 11, 1918.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
1 am advised that the Electric Omnibus
Corporation of New York City has sole rights for the use
of the Edison Storage Battery for all traffic by omnibus.
Will you please advise me if this is correct?
Mr. C. J. Field of that corporation owes the
writer several hundred dollars. Before taking the next
step to foroe a settlement, I would like to hear from you.
YOurs very truly,
Asso. Professor Railway Mechanical Eng.
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Edison Storage Battery Company,
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Mr. H. F. Miller, Secretary-Treasurer,
Dear sir ■:
January 17, 1912
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I believe it has been upwards of nine months
s.inoe I have written you’ ihquiring as to the business of the
company, and I am pleased to -observe1 that information from various
sourc'es -indicates a worldwide interest -in the battery and a -
greatly enlarged extent of use.
I should be glad to learn what the company’s 1
present capacity is, and what unfilled orders you; now have ?
I presume the $500,000 of treasury stock remains -intact ?
In your letter of Dec. 1, 1910, you stated
that you were having an -up-to-date system of book-keeping ’installed
by a New York firm of accountants and that when that were finished
you would be able to furnish a comprehensive statement of the con¬
dition -of the company: I do not remember what your fiscal year is,
but would be very glad if you would send me a copy of your statements
issued since the book-keeping system referred to was put into effect.
If Mr. Edison would prefer that it be kept quite confidential, it
might be sent registered and I would return it promptly if desired.
I should also be greatly interested to know, in
absolute confidence if wished, why the company has made a contract
with the Anderson Electric Car Co. excluding all other electric car
Edison Storage Battery Oo. 2
manufacturers from equipping with Edison batteries during the
year 1912— feeling very sure, it is not necessary to say, that
it was for some reason deemed to the best interests of our company.
I have recently read that Mr. Edison has about
perfected his new electric motor: may I ask whether it is to be
manufactured by the Edison Storage Battery Co. ? And if so,
will you be kind enough to inform me what its uses will be, and
wherein .it is an improvement over the motors in present use ?
Hoping to hear from you quite fully and awaiting
your reply with the greatest interest, I beg to remain, with my
kindest regards to Mr. Edison,
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Thomas A. Edison,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, M. J.
Dear Sir:-
FREDERICK A. HALL
New YORK Jet. 28, 1912.
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very interesting indeed yesterday. t Mr. Gilbret;
Laine and myself found our visit to the Storage
jterday. Mr. Gilbre
Wm7 UHL cJtowi-
f a few little thing
have been there, but we saw a few littfe things which no doubt Vou [/would
have adjusted if you 'had had nothing else -to do. Tl^. is _jmt criticism
?Y~* TL* v^d-«» Uv-c. J~iA
as we both thought you we re doing a wonderful^Jpiece of "Hardware m(j)iufaciP
uring" in turning out the product, which is of caucs-e-a wonder in itself
in its accurate adjustment t^fphysl^al^an^r chemical ^"oncSitijDrfs”^ w
¥e venture to suggest the following th order to get at
VuM-ti -
"VfltAT YOU WANT TO' DO;"
1. Tales up lost motion.
2. Take up slack between operations.
3. Cut out unnecessary red tape if any.
"WHAT YOU DONT WART TO HAVE DONE; "
a. Dont change any processes.
b. Dont change any machines:.
c. Dont design any new machines.
d. Dont interrupt manufacture.
It is easy enough to make rules but hard to get good men to carry
them out. Under the above rules Mr. Gilbreth could not do much harm even
if he did not do much good. We saw a number of places where he could
make savings without interfering. .with your necessarily complex and com-
. plicated processes. We would like you and he to get together to determine
what savings are possible along these lines. Mr. Laine believes that in
the aggregate, he would save a satisfactory number of .thousands of dollars
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per annum. Should you decide to go ahead, Mr. Gilbreth could in your
absence if you wish report to Mr. Bachman, (whom we have not seen).
I suggest that you can settle the matter very quickly before you go
away. Have Mr. Gilbreth called up on the telephone either in Hew York
or Plainfield, day or night, and he will come over at once if possible.
Telephone numbers and addresses are given on tlae enclosed slip.
We are at your service.
With kind regards, I remain
Yours truly,
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Prank B. gilbreth,
Office-60 Broadway, Mew York, -Telephone-Rector 1320.
Residence-711 Ravine Road, Netherwood, Plainfield, Mew Jersey, Telephone
714 Party L.
William B. Laine- 60 Broadway, N. Y.-Telephone-Rector 1320.
Residence-400-W. 115th St., Mew York City ,-Telephone-Morningside-252.
Frederick A. Hall,
Office- 5 Beekman St., Mew York-Telephone 8251 Cortlandt.
Residence-128 Ascension St., Passaic, Mew Jersey-Telephone-1397-1. Passaic
Feb. 23/12
The Troy Electric Co.,
Troy, II. Y.
Sentlemen:-
Y/e will require before long a quantity of small
low-priced ammeters for use in connection with our charging
rectifier for ignition batteries. The two sizes we will need
at first will liave a scale of 20 amperoB and 10 amperes re¬
spectively. While great accuracy/ is not required, the instru¬
ments must be well built andsts!yin adjustment, and be .of uni¬
form quality.
information.
PleaBe advise what you oan do, giving us. full '
price, etc.
Yours very truly.
disb/es
g’anganto Klcctrir (Dmttpang
fHanufaflurfra of Slotfxjrattng, SJttbxratttig anil
Sfroriitng Elrflriral Jnstruntmta ’A«I
Springfield, JUtnoia
1.5. A. May 14, 1912.
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Oranga,
N. J.
Gentleman:
Wa have your latter of the 10th by Mr. Chesler,
and are very much pleased to learn that the special am¬
pere-hour meter which we shipped you some time ago for use
in your operation of making nickle flake, has proven sat¬
isfactory. We can easily take care of the trouble which
you exper.ien
and will be
to make the
small roller
say, will do away with the continuous friction on the"
moving arm.
oed with the pin carrying the contact roller,
able to follow very nicely, your suggestion
travelling arm witlftfbller, but having two
s set in the hard rubber disc. This.
The meter furnished you was of 200 amperes rated
capacity, but the shunt will carry 300 amperes without in¬
jury, although it would warm up quite a little at that load.
If you expect to carry loads running from 150 to 300 am¬
peres, we would prefer to make any future meters with a
slightly increased carrying capacity in the shunt, but
keeping the same ratio between the shunt and the 'meter, so
that the speed, etc., of the meter for any load would be
the same as the one you have. If you will simply specify
the maximum and minimum load you expect to carry, we will
see that the shunt is of proper size for your requirements.
We can make up twelve of the meters per the above: and fur¬
nish them within three weekB from receipt of order .' We
have quoted you price in previous correspondence with
We would also refer to the writer's conversation
with Mr. Holland and Mr. Bee when at the Storage Battery •
factory the latter part of Maroh. Mr .BldssswaB not there
that day, tut Mr. Holland mentioned that it would be a
pretty good plan if we could make the meter oount the num¬
ber of total layers of copper p**>iiickel deposited. We
could readily arrange to do this by letting one of the two
#2— laboratory of Thomas A. Eaison.
oontaots on the hard rubber aisc be connected to a suit¬
able counting mechanism, so that closing of circuit to
this point by the moving arm, would not only operate
through the relay to stop that particular plating oper¬
ation, but would also count one layer deposited.
We have recently developed, in connection with
our regular ampere-hour meter for electric vehicle ser¬
vice, a distant operated dial mechanism which could be
applied very nicely for this purpose, and if you douldt
care to have the meters fitted with this feature the
dial mechanism could be placed at any desired point near
to, or remote from the meter itself, and would give vou
a reoord of the total number of layers deposited In any
Furthermore , the dial could be arranged with
a suitable. contact so that after the requisite total num¬
ber of layers had been deposited, a bell would be rung
or a mam circuit breaker operated, so that a signal would
be made of the entire plating operation having been com-
de°ld? to have the meters furnished
l6?oo Set ?x?ra eacS mechanis,n- we would a charge of
and' thank ing°youf we”^ t0 "lth y0Ur order-
Yours very truly,
SAHGAMO ELECTRIC COMPANY
. Sec'y.
rol/mp
May 21st, 1912
The Sangarao Electric Co., Attention of
Springfield, m. Mr. R.C. Danphler
Gentlemen: -
We have yonr letter of May 14th regarding the
Sangarao raster for nickel flake departraent. Everything aeons
satisfactory.
Regarding the dial mechanism which yon hove recent¬
ly developed, I wcnld like to know more ahont it. Have yoti
any photographs or drawings of sane? If no, sand then along.
Do you wake full charge contact on your regular
ampere hour meter for electric vehicles, i.e'. , when the moving
arm comes hack to zero after being fully charged, oan you arrange
a contact to operate throxxgh a relay which v;i!l trip a switch
and open the charging circuit?
Thanking you in advance, I remain
Your a very truly.
EDISOH LABORATORY
jcc/es
Per
June 24, 1912
Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange, New Jersey.
Mr. H. P. Miller, Secretary-Treasurer,
My dear sir:
Referring to your favor of January 23d:
you advised me at that time that a comprehensive statement
would be issued in April, but as 1 have not yet received a
copy of same, I think your mailing clerk may have omitted to
send me one. or that it was lost in the mails. . '.fill you kindly
forward another copy to my address ?
I should be much interested to know how the
Anderson contract has affected the Edison's business, whether
our output has been increased this year and how the unfllledl^.- ~
orders non stand, as compared with your last advice ? #'JLfa *****
I trust that the factory is running on full time and thaWpjpspeclis"**^1***^
£ £ are continually improving. May I ask what uses the Edison battery
^ seem best adapted to, arid .whether. the difficulties presenting them-
f selves in connection with electric carriages have been overborne ?
& Ni Will you kindly inform me, Mr. Miller, what
£ progress has been made in connection with the Edison-Eeach cars ?
Perhaps three months ago, 1 read in a Chicago paper that Mr. Edison
had been there to contract (Jcthink) 'with the .Illinois central,
0- & N. W. or some other line out of Chicago, for suburban or
interurban cars operated with Edison batteries: will you please
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advise me how many oars you have contracted to equip, and when^t^ w' 7
they are to be put into service ? **
I shall be much interested to have some extendi
information relative to the present business and progress of the
company and the developments planned for the near future — in
addition to the statement which which you advised would be issued
in APril*
Awaiting your very courteous reply, I remain
Yours very truly.
Ow<r^CtfC CJCT^ <| I V
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IEWMANJ
ISON & BECKER
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H.E .Miller. Eiq., VT
Seoretary-T reasurer ,
hicago, July 26, 1012
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, N.J.
f date of January 8, 1912, you
tr
as follows;
. I'Our next annual reportrowi.il be ready sometime in ^
March of this year, when we will take pleasure' in sending i
you a copy, from which you will undoubtedly obtain -the C
information you desire." ty*
Thus far I have received no such report . hia ^
matter of fact, although my certificate of stoolc is dated &
February 1, 19|j5, 1 llava never received a notice of any meeting 1
of stockholders, nor a report of any kind from your companyi
Will you ple^Sje therefore forward me copy of such financial
reports as ha vj been sent to the other stockholders,' and also
financial.: statement of Vy£ company's affairs 7
..Yours^ruly, :. .
m
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Purchasing Dept.
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange,
V/e received Saturday, your order #30607,
covering eleven, ampere-hour meters for control of
nickel depositing, same as previous one furnished,
and. thank you very much for same.
We note your reference to our letter of
May 14th, 1912, in regard to the features wanted.
We have referred to this letter; also to yours of
May loth by Mr. Chesler, and are not certain whether
or not you want a distant dial mechanism for record¬
ing the total number of layers deposited, as suggest¬
ed on the second page of our letter of May 14th. If
you want this you will also, of course, want the ar- .
rangement of letting one of the, contacts each revo¬
lution operate the distant dial mechanism; also if
you whnt the dial mechanism, please advise whether you
wish to have it ring a^tell after the proper number
of layers have been deposited.
Outside of the question as to the dial
mechanism, we will make the change in the arrangemont of
the moving |hand, and will put the two little platinum
rollers in the hard rubber dial as referred to in the
above letters.
... We will also make the meters of 300 amperes
rated capo city, bjits shunted so as to give the same speed
fratio as in the original meter.
Finally, w,e understand that you wish the me¬
ter to close circuit alternately, every 6000 and every
18760 ampere seconds, same as the one furnished in Feb-
0rA«6El n.
#2 — Edison Storage- Battery Co.
As soon as we hear from you on the above
points , we will go ahead and cah put the meters
through in about three weeks, as promised.
Again thanking you, we are
Tours very truly,
SANGAMO ELECTRIC COMPANY
See'
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SangamO Ele o . Co..
Springfield, Ill.
Gentlemen:- Attention of Mr. B. 0. lamphier
Be: onr order #30607 ana your letter of
July 29th wish to say that we want a distant dial
mechanism for recording the total ntunber. of layers de¬
posited, also the ringing of- a bell when the proper
number of layerB have been deposited.
The 300 ampere oapaoity meter with con tacts
to close the circuit alternately every 6000 and every
18760 ampere seconds is perfectly satisfactory.
Please be careful to have the roller oontaots
and rOller axles all platinum, aB . there, is where trouble
is likely to start.
Thanking you for your prompt attention, we are.
Very truly yours,
BDXSOH STORAGE BATTERY 00.
jj’attgantn Brflric (Company
fHauufoflurera nf integrating, inbira(in§
Scrnriiittg Eicftriral SttBtrumenjB
£>prtngMb, Jlltnata
I. ». A.
Mr. J. Chesler.
Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange,
». J.
Gentlemen:
We have yours of the 6th, and note that
you usually deposit 125 total layers of nickel in
your plating process. This is what we had under¬
stood, and we will, therefore, make the distant
dial mechanisms with a fixed contact at 125 layers,
instead of the movable contact, unless you advise
hy return mail that movable contaot is desired.
We think this will make a very satisfactory arrange¬
ment , and somewhat simpler than if we had to use
a movable contact.
Wo will now go right ahead with the work
on the meters.
Ycurs very truly,
SANGAMO ELECTRIC COMPANY
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31. &. A. Oct. 21, 1918.
Mr. J. T. Chesler,
laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange ,
H. J.
Gentlemen:
Your letter of the 14th was received during
the writer's absence last week, and was held for his
return. -
We are now working on your meters and hope to
have them completed next week without fail. In the moan¬
time, we note that you wish the distant dial mechanism
to record total layers; that is, both nickel and copper;
making a total of 250. As a matter of fact, we had al¬
ready gone ahead with the design of a dial mechanism
made in this wgy, as the operation of the two contacts
in the meter for the alternate layers of copper and
nickel will operate through a 3-wire circuit to the
dial mechanism and the hand will move fir st on the de¬
posit of a', layer of nickel jthen of copper, and so on.
Wo will, therefore, show on the dial mechan¬
ism, 250 total layers, or 125 double layers of copper
and nickel.
The dial mochanism-as previously described
to you, has no permanent recording device; that is,
does not punch or print any paper, but simply indicates
by a large hand, the total number of layers put on, and
will have a contact at the 250 total layer point to in¬
dicate the completion' of the operation. We are not pre¬
pared at this time to supply any form of recording de¬
vice which would have to print or punch a paper.
Trusting this will put the matter entirely
satisfactory';: we are
Yours very truly,
SA1TGAM0 ELECTRIC COM RATTY
rf?.
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Sec »y
Ont. 26th, 1912
The Sangatao Sleotrlc Co., Attention of
Springfieia , Ill. Mr. R. C. lanphier
Gentlemen
We have your letter of the 21st instant
ana note that yon will 3hip our uieters for niokelplating
work next week. Also note that the dial mechanism iB
not Just what we want, hut einoe you have not made same
up, you had hotter consider our order oanoelled on^thip . .
If thero is any charge for the design or layout of this
device, I suppose you will have to charge that up on the
hill.
Anxiously awaiting shipment of the meters,
and thanking you for past favors, we are
Very truly yours,
JC/ES EDiaOH STOBAGB BATTERY CO.
Per
A letter has Just been o formed
office in How York stating that^tSwmeSlrteoting [of the stockholders op
the Edison Storage Battery co. will be held at the office of the company
West Orange, Monday November- 4th at 12 noon* Your Secretary requests that
I fill out and forward proxy to you if I am unable to be present. Vy
Uy brother, ff. R. Janvior, formerly doing business at 365 Canal St. ,
New York, died on January 29th, 1911, and I was made executor of his estate.
I found among hie securities one bond of §1000 of the Edison Storage Battery
Company and five shares of stock, and X as exeoutor of his estate, am filling
out the proxy and will ask you to kindly act for the estate.
Uy attorneys, Messrs Oudin & Oakley of -45 Broadway, advise me that
I should sell the bond and five shares of atook In the Edison Storage Battery
Co., and they , acting for me in making return to the Comptroller of Hew York,
valued the bond at its faoe value of §1000, oandhthe five shares of stock at
§2 per share. X am anxious ae the exeoutor of my brother's estate, to sell
this bond and five shares of stock, and my attorneys advise that X should
get the face value of the bond with accrued interest, tod §2 per share for
the stock. *ho question is, will you take up the bond and five shares of
stock at the above named price. Two brokers here in Boston have tried to
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purchaser. An early reply will be fully appreciated by
Yours respectfully,
Estate of Waiter Janvier,
WNj/R. ISxtr.
F. S. The five shares of stock above mentioned are cade out in the name
of W. R. Janvier. In explanation^ this will say that as a youth he
assumed the letter R as middle initial, he having been christened by hiB
parents as Walter Janvier. For a number of years he signed all legal
documents W. R. Janvier, but for several years the latter part of hiB
life he signed all chocksend legal documents Walter Janvier. • I give you
this explanation soJ. that you will know' that W. R. Janvier and Walter Janvier
we re one and the same person.
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Orange, N. J.
Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft, Secty.,
Dear sir :
December 19, 1912
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Referring to the special meeting of stock¬
holders of the Edison Storage Battery Company, held at the
Company's office in West Orange on 10th instant, may I ask
you to very kindly inform me what action was taken upon the
several subjects under consideration T
I should be glad, also, to know what amount
of unfilled orders you have on hand and what recent monthly
profits have been made ? (Mr. Miller has given me this
detailed information in the past, in which I am always greatly
interested. )
Are you in position to advise me, confiden¬
tially, what arrangements have been made for furnishing any
electric carriage manufacturer or manufacturers with the battery
during the coming season ?
I will also ask what are the principal uses1
for which the battery is at present made.?
If new buildings are to-be constructed, what
will be the percentage of increased capacity ?
Awaiting your reply with much interest, I am
P.O.Box 351 Very truly yours.
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Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange, N. J.
Mr. B. F. Miller, Treasurer,
My dear sir : I wrote the company on 19th inst.,
requesting certain information, and have received no response.
Noticing in the circular letter of 4th inst.., calling a
special meeting of the stockholders, that same .was signed
"Km. H. Meadowcroft, Secretary, ” in your familiar hand, if I
mistake not, I thought that perhaps my letter should .properly
be addrest to the Secretary for reply; however, receiving no
answer up to the present time, I feel like writing to you direct,
as Mr. Meadowcroft, .having .only recently taken up the duties,
of Secretary, may not know to what extent you have so kindly
informed me of the details of the business, in -which I am greatly
interested. May .1 ask you to kindly let me hear from you, ;
Mr. Miller, with reference to the matters toucht upon in my letter ?
It will give me the satisfaction that your letters .have always renderd
and .J shall await your favor with much interest.. Wishing the
company and all connected with it all possible prosperity in the '
New Year, I beg to remain
August 7th, 1913.
Qaigley Furnace & Foundry Co,,
Attention Mr. W.G. Quigley, V.P. ,
Springfield ,;Mas8. HAB-9-876
Bear Mr. Quigley:
w_ 1 am enolo Bing herewith memorandum just received from
Mr. Edison. Will you kindly note end return to me.
.. 5’::,om th? t02° of y°ar ietter of August 4th it appears
are sparring for time. Aooording to Mr. Edison's memo¬
randum your man agreed to proceed with the work if we would furnish
^over "J® There iB no reason in the world why this
cannot he done. Mr. Edison does not wish to relieve you of the
in °?nn®otion with the building of the furnaces, hut
Ihii oa? a8?lBt ??? in seeing that fire clay or bricks
will not be ruined by rain; will furnish all tarpaulins neoessary
to cover them and will also assist you in covering them should
storm come up and to furnish any labor neoessary to do this.
, .. was through my honest efforts that you secured this
1jhe first place, as it was Mr. Edison's wish that I should
go ahead and employ enough help to erect these furnaces ourselves.
Is it your intention now to go baok on your faithful Promise to me
to _ see that these furnaces would be in operation at a certain date?
This is more serious than probably you realize, and hope that you
will make every effort to rush this work through. y
. . . Mr. Edison makes mention of holding up check for part
1 will see that this will go forward , to you and hope
that you will make every effort at your end of the line to assist
aBTw®H as 1 am trying to assist you here. Please, bear' to mind
that 1 have a great deal to contend with here and I had figured that
I washed my hands entirely of the furnace responsibility when I
An ’ to2w£ng-,th2j y°u *ere faHy capable of taking
care of the situation, and feel after receiving this letter you will
get your men to work and get started on the Job. ■
Tours very respectfully,
EBIS01? STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY,
V. P. & Gen. Manager.
QUIGLEY FURN/
SPRINGS
FURNACES FOR ALL f
COMPLETE
FOUNDERS!
.,GFUn“ springfYI
jVND FOUNDRY CO.
lo^MASS.
'RIAL REQUIREMENTS
EQUIPMENT,
pvCHINISTS
£p, MASS. Aug. 8, 1913.
idLdup four-1 '
u. The
Mr. R, A. Baokman, Vice-Pres. & Oen. Mgr.,
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, N . J.
My dear Mr. Bachman:
Your letter of the 7th inst* with note from Mr.
.Edison received, and we are afraid that you do not exactly under*- &
stand the conditions or you would not accuse us of not doing every- ?
thing we can to facilitate the completion of the furnaces. In fact, X
we have turned lots of corners in border to anticipator the comple- A
tion of the work.
Y/e received your order on June 11th. vre were hdLdu
teen days or until June 25th awaiting information from you.
delivery specified was six to twelve weeks, making Sept. 17th the
date of completion. Adding the fourteen days lost it would Bring
the completion of the furnace to Oot. 1st if we ‘took ' full advantage'
of the time, hut unless something unforeseen occurs we should have
the furnaces completed hy Sept. 17th, as you know we have shipped
practically all of the material necessary to keep the men busy.
YiTe had our man on the job with our Foreman Mason, and owing, to the^
condition of the building could not start the brick work, and were
obliged to send him elsewhere. The builders who are erecting the ^
building have ^Lumber and material strewn all over our foundations,
making it impossible for us to haul in the brick, and our Mr. Rocke¬
feller advised us yesterday that it was necessary for him to knock
off work until Monday. This delay, as you must know, costs us
' .
sheiT no.
Quigley Furnace
foundry Co.
to 32. s. B. Co.
money, and we would much rather have our men Busy.
We do not want Mr. Edison or yourself to feel that we are
not doing all that we can, and we believe that If he understood the
conditions he would not have written you such a note, as we must
take exception to the statement that "you have to keep a sharp Watch
on us and that we will take advantage of you", as all of the delays
up to this time have been caused by yourselves.
We Instructed our engineer to go ahead with the understand
ing that you would keep the materials .covered and protect .them from ■
the weather.
Would also call your attention to the fact' that although
our contract calls for you to unload the material and place same
adjacent to our foundations, which was not done, that it was neces¬
sary for us to get a team and stone boat and haul the material a ^
considerable distance, which 1 believe our Mr. Rockefeller took up J '
with your company with the understanding that this was at your <
pense.
I agree with you that you should not be bothered with .
these matters, and ob far as our work is concerned, in spite of till
of the delays to date, if your company will co-operate with us we
will have no trouble in completing the work within the time speci¬
fied in the contract.
Regarding the payment, would say that we received the
check and note covering same, for which we thank you.
We beg to quote below extract from Mr. Rockefeller's re¬
port of the 7th inst., v/hich explains matters:
"As per my phone conversation with you to-day, I will be
.delayed two or three days or until the' roof trusses are raised.
Therefore, I senTtur. Ingram (our Foreman Bricklayer) to
Springfield tonight."
SHE® NO.
Quigley Furnace and foundry co.
j
To E. S. B. Cd.
I fully appreciate your kindness in throwing this order
to us, and assure you that we have done and will do everything that
we can to he|p you, and 1 wish that you would personally investi¬
gate and set us straight with Hr. Edison.
Yours very truly,
QUIGLEY FURHACE & FOUNDRY CO.
. CxiLro. ercc. _ ^Lad1 _ ^.<^JeA.ro«ro.<*=.J<?aO-
_}“/x<-9a®n _ _ etc _ _
[ENCLOSURE]
I am retrirning herewith letter from you addressed
to Mr. Meadoworoft written on Seattle Office Stationery, also letter
from Mr. Meadoworoft to you under date of Deo. 6th., regarding soft
wax records which are in the possession of Mr. Decatur of The Wes tarn
Union Telegraph Company of San Francisco .
Have to aavise,„that .it .has . beep ye ry hard for me to
get hold of Mr. Decatur and, after sever al attempts' I finally got him
on the telephone and he' told.' /me” that "ordinary dictating machine records
' were made of The Morse ’ Code Talk which; passe, d^ack and forth, between
various operators at The, Telegraphers' Banquet given to Mr. Edison in
San Francisco. . . ' . v - r ; ^ V- ^ ; '
These ,, records ,hav;e,,. .been! very carefully preserved,
packed up and have been stored among tlie valuables of The Western Union
Telegraph Company of San Francisco, but they would be shipped to Mr.
Ea i3on at Orange if he desired to have same for reproduction in more
permanent form, but. very naturally The Western Union Company would like
to receive the original records back, or a least a set of the .more perma¬
nent records which might be made up.
Mr. Decatur very clearly stated that neither. he person¬
ally nor The Western Union Company have any particular wish in this
matter; in other words they are not requesting that permanent records
be made from these soft wax cylinders, but naturally they look upon these
cylinders as possessing considerable histor io value to them, but they
are perfectly willing to furnish- same to- Mr . Edison but would like the
originals or duplicates or both.
At your convenience kindly advise any further action
which you wish to have me take in this matter, anc^ with kindest personal
regards, I remain,
YoupsC^rwtPuly, /V
EMC/ES
[ENCLOSURE]
oftener that I am forgetting you. We are' so awfully busy
around here that it is simply impossible to attend to our
mail promptly. This is Saturday afternoon, , and I am just
trying to clean up correspondence that has been on my desk
all week. i
I showed the enclosed letter to Mr. Edison, but
he doesn't seem to understand what it refers to. I suppose
it is not necessary for me to say that I do not understand
it, as I did not know any of the details that took place
during Mr. Edison's visit to the Coast. I am afraid we shall
have to ask you to make it very clear so that he will know
just what is being referred to .
Trusting that you are feeling in find shape, and
with kindest regards, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Edison Stornfre 'Battery Supply Co.
DEC 1 5 1915
[ENCLOSURE]
Co ,
William H. Meadowcroft,
Orange .
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY SUPPI^YJCOMP,
INTER-OFFICE LETTER FROM SEATTLE, WASH.
7 f/r,
1 J tv
My dear Meadowcroft
Mr. Decatur of the Western Union
Telegraph Oo., of San Francisco spoke . to me
the day I left San Francisco to take up- with
Mr. Edison the question of making duplicate
records from the records that they took on
Edison Day. I understood him to say that he
had the cylinders, -all soft wax records
business dictating machine type, ne told
Mr. Edison that he would have duplicates made
and send them to him, hut when he commenced to
•investigate, he found that they would cost more
than he could really afford personally as' he- had
— nrrvfund to draw from. He asked my opinion about
it, and I told him that if he though Mr. Edison
wanted them, we would be glad to duplicate them
ourselves. He has the records all packed,- and
will ship them to you, if he has not already
done so. Will you take this up with Mr. Edison
and write him direct at the San Francisco Western
Union-Telegraph Office.
Edison Storage’Vfiaito. v Supply Co
IDEC 1 5 1915
441 Gold™ son Francis-
PMONfc
kindest respects.
January 26, 1916.
Hr. Sdison:
I am now ready to take up the matter of the
Walker truck representation, for selling to the Government.
I suggest that you drop Mr. Insull a note,
at your convenience, telling him you think it would be a
good plan. We can do it under the name of Mr.' Moran,
who is with me now, and let the whole transaction be in
his name, so as not to prejudice us by the truck makers
against the Sdison Battery by such an arrangement.
I want to go aggressively after this work,
and am taking it up with 'Ward along the same lines for
the smaller trucks.
ri’he - specifications are being written at the
present time, covering the electrical trucks for the Post
Office Department, and I want to hit the iron .while it
is hot.
I would write the letter 'for your signature,
except that Hr. Insull's connection of many years with
you is of such nature as to render it better, I think,
for you to word it in your own language.
M. R. H UPC HI SOU.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
I have ready /for your inspection statement^
■for the months of September and/October.
Mr. MeadMforoft informs me that you are
very busy and that inasmuch -as the results shown by the state¬
ments are good, he suggested that I write you and give you a
short summary. Y/hen convenient to you Mr. Bachman and myself
will be glad to go over the statements with you.
September sales amounted to nearly 14000
A4 equivalent with a total value of over §156,000.00. She net
profit was slightly over §85,000.00.
For October the sales Were over : ,20,000 A4
equivalent and the value over §218,000.00. The profits were
over §45,000.00.
In October we made a bookkeeping entry of
§19,157.98 to adjust the value of the Chemical Works Account
as of February 28,1914 whi ch makes our statement for October
show an apparent profit of §64,389.81.
Our net surplus on October 31st was
§514,666.53 and if we add to this amount the surplus of the
Chemical Works on this date of §8126.36 we will have a surplus
on the combined balance sheets of the Storage Battery Co. and
the Chemical Works of §522,792,89.
The cost of the cells remains surprisingly
uniform but we are getting a little cheaper cost now on account
of the lower cost of soda solution as compared with potash
solution.
rMUDD.
0.0.
Hr. H.G. Thompson.
[ENCLOSURE]
EXTRACT FROL! LETTER RECEIVED FROM MR. MAURICE E. FOX.
DATED JANUARY 16TH, 1916.
Sinoa my last report to you, there has been nothing remark¬
able to note here, except the gratifying number of sales of
accumulator vehioles. since that time, we have sold about
fifteen large trucks and tea email industrial trucks. During
the last few weeks, there have been sold on average of four
vehicles per week;
Some time ago , negotiations were entered into with one of
the omnibus companies of London for the supply of an Edison
battery ‘bus. This has been built, and although the Scotland
Yard regulations specify that a paBsenger-oarrying vehicle must
not weigh more than:. six tons fully loaded, we manged to keep down
the weights so as to come within the requirements, unfortunately,
however, when the completed vehicle was offered for inspection, the
Police took exception to the form of steering gear, width of axleB,
in fact, which involved practically a ohange in the design,- so that
we found it impracticable to get the vehicle paBt them, it looks,
therefore, as if London's streets must wait for some future date
before they will see an eleotrio omnibus. In the meantime, the
body-builder threatens to sue for the price of his body, whioh is
useless to us, so I anticipate Messrs. Edison Accumulators, Ltd.
will have a good 'bus body for sale at a lor/ price. The outcome
of this affair is unfortunate, as important business was expected
after this first vehicle wa3 put into operation.
Edison Accumulators Ltd. have had quite a successful
year, and it is said a dividend will be declared as a consequence.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
April 29, 1916
^AM-8-3439
Sometime ago you spoke to me regarding
the Mine lamp situation and seemed to feel that we had not
SS£“ Pr0P"lr “a “’‘“•esd a high enough
. • . . . . I gone carefully into the matter
and have found out that the reason why we did not make a
greater profit heretofore was due largely to the fact that
we were manufacturing in more or less limited quantities.
««+rflnS°n+Sf<tlliS 3h9 Aaaem'bling Department was not able to
out down their oost as they are now' doing by having a large
through and keeping the operators specialized
S?f+?ind.?f wor!f ■ Considerable labor was also necessary
in fitting the various parts which is' now being eliminated
811(1 1>!ndinf f***«M8. Minor changes in construc¬
tion have been made and simpler methods used which will have
a tendency to reduce the oost.
„„ v We have also had to replace some of the
reflector^ &S COrds and aPringB for holding the bulbs in the
. . . Due to low production we have not been
able to get a very good line on the oost on account of the
parts being taken from one operation and group to another
oases without the necessary records being seoured!
All this has practically been overcome now and I see no
reason why the Mine lamp should not be a very fine paying
^°£2sl£i?L;at P0r lamP ea°k list, less maximum dis¬
count of 40$ or $6.60 each net and providing of course we
continue to manufacture in large quantities.
n?w a0ing tbe Tonoan metal container
for holding the cells instead of a Monel Metal one whioh has re¬
duced the cost materially.
, • I had our Cost Keeper take off the ooBt
2nd °omPhting the overhead at the present
rate of 145$, and the tatal factory cost was $3.78 per outfit.
of nrofit aJ The followine figures represent my estimate
' PRODUCTION OF 100.000 t.AMPS
; Factory oost (whioh will be reduoed)
Shipping
Advertising ($2000 per year)
Selling & Service ($6000 per year)
Total Cost to Make & Sell
$3.78 each
.04 each
' .02 each
%.Q6 each
.90 each
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
-2-
Selling Prioe
$11.00 each list less 40$ $6.60 net
Cost to make ana sell 3.90 net
Het Profit $2.70 net per lamp
On a production of 100,000 lamps complete
per year this would amount to $270,000.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
MEMORANDUM
Jhly 8th, 1916.
RAB-9-764
Mr. T. A. Edison
Mr. Ohaa .Edison
Mr. A. C .Emory !
Regarding the windows which are now being placed in the Storage
Battery buildings. It appears that we will have to give more ventilation than
we had originally figured on.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock the men in the Tool Room
unanimously packed their tool chests and put on their coats and hats and were read}'
to leave the department in a body, not in the form of a strike, but every man
decided he would quit and leave the place on account of the ventilation we had
promised them. I informed them we would ventilate alternate windows top and bottom
Tney positively refused to work under these conditions and demanded we ventilate
both top and bottom, giving them 100% ventilation. They maintained that the
general attitude with other manufacturers is to better the working conditions in
a factory and from the present appearance it would mean we are not working on
the same lines.
This same condition prevailed in the Screw Department and also
in the Punch Press Department. In as much as we have been able to free ourselves
from labor trouble here' up to this time I would strongly recommend not to do any¬
thing to antagonise the organization, especially at this time. I would recommend
that we make arrangements to swing the windows both ton and bottom, givine 100%
ventilation. The windows in all of the new buildings give 50% ventilation the
same as wo load contracted for with the exception that all the ventilation takes
place in the upper sash, the lower sash being permanent. This is the part the
men object to, as they want to have part of lower sash and also part of upper sash
open so as to give proper ventilation.
I placed a notice in. the Tool Room this morning and informed them
I would personally see that the windows would be hinged both top and bottom in
thi3 particular department. The contractor informed me yesterday he would pivot
the lower sash on his own accord on the Ashland Avenue side. This would only leave
two other sides for the company to pay for.
It was generally agreed we would make arrangements to swing every
other window, but the demonstration yesterday afternoon provedconolusively we
would have to go further than this unless it is your desire to fight the situation.
A prompt decision is requested on this in as much as Mr, Emery is
about to execute a contract, which I understand has not been signed up to this time,
for the windows.
R.A.BACHUAH
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY 00.
Orange, K.J.
August 22,' 1916.
iir. J.F. L'onnot,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sirs
1. Several years ago you forwarded to me originals and
translations of proposed arrangements between yourself and the firms
of Penhard-Levassor and Delaunay Belleville, for the exploitation of
Edison Storage Batteries, submarine cells excepted, in Prance, the
Prench Colonies and Belgium. These agreements you wanted me to approve.
2. The European War broke out about that time and I. have
never taken the time to read and analyze the said agreements. I will
do this, however, by the end of the war, realizing that these companies
are not able to carry the proposed arrangements through during the war
conditions.
3. In the meantime, and until this permission is revoked by
me or by the Edison Storage Battery Company, you are hereby authorized
to sell Edison Storage Batteries, exoept submarine type cells, on an
exclusive sales right basis such as is enjoyed by Edison Accumulators, Ltd.,
with which you are familiar, it being understood that the discounts to you
for tliis French right are the same as to Edison Accumulators," Ltd., vizj
33$ and 2$ f.a.s. Hew York on regular cells and parts, potash electrolyte
excepted, and 40$ and 2$ f.a.s. New York on Type l!-8, ;,:-20 and mining
lamps, all oasli against shipping documents in New York.
4. You also assume responsibility for guarantees and, in fact,
conduct the business- exactly as per the arrangements with the Edison
Accumulators, Ltd.
5. It is understood that the Edison Storage Battery Company or
myself have the right to revoke this temporary arrangement at any time,
in writing or by cable.
6. When the war is over and you are ready to go ahead with
Delaunay-Belleville and Panhard Levassor, if the proposed arrangement is
satisfactory to me, I will acoept these agreements and eater into a
regular contract with you in the French and Belgian business.
Hr. J.F. ISonnot,
-2- August 22, 191G.
7. The list of the French Colonies, etc., is as follows;
Algeria
Corsica
French West Africa
Senegal
French Guinea
Ivory Coast
Upper Senegal
Frenoh Congo
Tunis
Madagascar
Somali Coast
Comoro Islands
Reunion Islands
French Indo-China
St, Pierre and Iliouelon
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Dew Caledonia
Tuheti
Gambico Archipelago
Morocco
Respectfully ,
EDISOK STORAGE SETTER! COhPAil!
Thomas A. Edison, Pres,
Arthur iiudd, Seo'y
Accepted
J.F. Idonnot
'Witness
T.!.R. Hutchison
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Ur Pederson:
August 31st, 1916.
RAB-9-1066
I an enolosing herewith letter from the Department of Health of the
State of Hew Jersey, also oopy of law relating to pollution of fresh water
streams, with reference to pollution of the Seoond River running near the plant
of the Battery Company. -
Kindly note letter and return, and take suoh action as is neoessary
R.A.BAOHMAH
[ENCLOSURE]
DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH OP THE STATE OP NEW JERSEY
Trenton, August 30, 1916.
Edison Storage Battery Company,
Mr. Robert A. Bachman, General Manager,
West Orange, Now Jersey.
Dear Sirs-
It was reported by a representative of this Department, after
maicing an inspection of the Second River, one of the fresh waters of
this State, that on the premises owned and occupied by the Edison Storage
Battery Company, West Orange, Hew Jersey,' there is polluting material
consisting of trade wastes from the manufacture of storage batteries
draining and entering into the waters of the said Second River, and also
discoloring the water for some miles.
In an endeavor to secure the abatement of all existing pollu¬
tions in the fresh waters of this State, this Department desires your
cooperation, and we would respectfully request that you take such means
as you may deem advisable in order to prevent any further polluyion
occurlng from said premises into any of the fresh waters of this State.
Will you kindly give this matter your immediate attention, and
inform this Department upon the completion of the work?
Enclosed you will find a copy of the law relating to the pol¬
lution of the fresh waters in this State. .
Thanking you in advance for your cooperation, I am.
Very truly your3,
(signed) J. C. PRICE
CGW/IJAC
Director
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
In answer to your memo regarding the pollution of the
Second aiver, would say that the following changes will reduce the visible
impurities, allowing a dilute solution of sodium sulphate and sodium car¬
bonate to enter the brook.
1. Instead of passing the copper wash water from the cranes
in the old crano room over the iron drillings, the sump which holds the iron
drillings should bo used for precipitating with soda ash and the copper mud
pumped to the filter press which is to bo installed for similar work from the
new crane room.
3. She over-flow from the ribbon machines contains appreciable
amounts of nickel, in ftrform unsuitable for easy recovery, due to the oreaence
of ammonia. She most desirable change would be a solution containing* no am¬
monia salts. She nickel could then bo recovered as in the flake plating. Ex¬
periments can be started to devolope such a solution. She solution as it runs
off now, will occasionally give a small yield with soda ash. Shis treatment
may render it immune from further precipitation in the brook. In either case
a sump would be required to reduce this source of pollution to a minimum. Shere
is one large sump in this room not being used, os cep t as an overflow from the
iron. When this iron recovery system is removed, this sump may become available.
4. She method of removing the so called iron from the sludge by
washing, allows a basic sulphate of iron and nickel to flow into the brook. Shis
material ought to bring a good price on the market. A magnetic separation of
the nickel from this sludge should be looked into before elaborating* a system of
settling tanks, filters, etc. All material sf any value in the anode sludge
boxes would be magnetic and the portion which spoils the contacts between the
small particles of nickel would be removed in a dry state in one operation. Shis
5. She overflow from the part plating room, apparently has nothing
_ jsible to recover, consisting mainly of acid. Besides either letting it run in
the brook or sewer, the only other outlet, if necessity should arise, would be
to build a cesspool to let the mo3t objectionable portiona drain through the soil.
6. She outlet from the drain pipe from the second and third floors
of the new plating building, should be placed ao that it runs -into the sump.
tShis refers to the drain from the copper refining department, and is only used
7. She filter bags underneathe the settling t
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
R. A, Bachman. (Oont'd)
the separating wash are not efficient enou$i ts take care of the large amount
of water vhich occasionally coiibs down. This causes an overflow of copper
mud into the brook. if we are to stop all precipitates from getting into
the brook at all times, including the copper and nickel recovery sumps, some
changes should, be made on the said bags , ' and if the proposed increased pumping
and filter press facilities do not eliminate all sediments from the brook, an
additional de-watering proposition can be taken up if necessity arises.
The losses from this source are very small and any installa¬
tion would not pay for itself. It should be detoimined whether brushes on the
copper baths would reduce the strain on the recovery plant. Certain mechanical
difficulties must bo overcome before these brushes could bo successful. The
proposed substitution of lime for soda ash becomes more difficult if the pollution
of the brook is to be considered, and the saving from this change nay have to be
given up. If the price of soda ash come3 down to normal, the use of lime is not
so attractive.
Will await your instructions.
ARTHUR PEDERSEN.
[ATTACHMENT]
Sovembar 3d,- 1916. ■
v ' . • - . T . HAB-9-2142 ' ■
Ur. Pedersons '
The State Board of Health Is again after me on aooount of pollution^
of streams. Will you kindly let me know ,vhat progress has been made In order to
atop this nuisance. The situation Is beoomlng alarming now and It Is neoessary
for us to take Immediate stops to take oare of our waste ao as not to do any
more pollution of streams.
[ATTACHMENT]
HOT. 4, 1916
R. A. Bachman: &&
In answer to your memorandum regarding the J&t*u M ^
pollution of streams, would say that the stand .for the
filter press has been erected and we are ~wal-ti:iig for the
press. Shipment was originally promisedv<on -the ’25th of
October but the latest urgers place the. ’date' of:r shipment .
“*h® 18th of Ilovember. I have takenuu£ the matter
with Mr. II orton and immediate steps will be taken to remedy
this condition as much as possible til+bi^a) gfctBthS 'press.
aStvio
G-. 6I^^HutHWAa A n
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7?^ - ■Qyb-/ /?'«
Orange, N.J.
Silver Lake, N.J. 9-11-16
He: I by U.
Edison Chemical Works Division
Ur. Eiiomas A. Edison
laboratory
Orange
Dear Hr. Edison:
V/e received a few clays ago a letter from the f
firm of Stanley Jordan & Company, 116 Broad Street, Hew
Yorlc., dated August 22, on which you have made the notation
asking whether v/e can spare any iron for iron by hydrogen.
In reply, would say that we have talked with
Hr. lieadowcroft relative to this matter, and have explained
that we ought to be able to give over for that purpose 1000#
per month, and possibly by another month, we ought to double
tills, or even do better. We have the new E type furnace
running about one week, and are repairing one of the old
furnaces, which should be done shortly, and thus placing us
in pretty good shape to supply considerable material.
Of course, at the present time, we are malting as
much iron as possible for the Edison Storage Battery Company,
in order to get up our stock.' It will depend upon what amount
of stock we want to carry, before we can determine how much
iron by hydrogen for pharmaceutical purposes we can- males.
We enclose herewith letter from above firm..
Orange, N.J.
Edison Chemical Works Division
Mr. Ihomas A. Ediscrn
laboratory
Orange , M. J
Dear Mr. Edison:
Some days ago we received copy of letter toted
September from Mr. Eammerhoff to Mr. Mambert; subjeot:
Consumption of Steam - same referring to measurement of Bteam
used by us and manufactured by the Carbolic Acid Mfg. Division.
On this letter was your notation aea&llows: "Why not settle
this thing once for all".
In reply to this memorandum, we submit to you oopies
of our letters to Mr. Eammerhoff in regard to the proposition.
We alBO return to you the original letter of Mr. Kamnerhoff , with
your notation; to Tiiioh is attached oopies of the letters that
Mr. Eammerhoff has written us. We note that he has not sent any
oopies of our letters to him. Our letter dated July 3rd goes into
the matter quite thoroughly; and explains our position and also
what we had tone, up to that time, in getting steam consumption and
also in getting a meter.
Since July 9; we installed a 0" meter; but we immediately
found it too small to measure all the steam we were then using; to¬
gether with that used by the Phenol, Resin & Wax Division. We
immediately ordered a larger mechanism, but owing to various
delays-’, we did not receive this until about September 1, when we
immediately installed it; and the meter is now in operation ana
Silver Lake, N.JSept. ss;:,16
Mr. Edison
Page 2.
Steam Consumption.
measures aU the steam we are using, together with the Bteam
used by the Phenol Resin & Wax Division. Eaoh day the meter
is read hy a representative of Hr. Kamos rhoff and our own man,
and this morning Mr. Kamnerhoff informed me that as far as he
could see the : meter was operating satisfactorily to him.
He states, however, that the steam meter measuring
steam for the .Aniline and Phenol Divisions has been out of
order for about a month, and on this account, it will . be dif¬
ficult for him to Judge the correctness of our meter.
In this connection, would say the steam meter installed
is a General Electric meter, and in all probability 1b extremely
accurate, and the readings made by this meter we shall consider
accurate and final.
If you read the attached letters which we have written
to Mr. Kamnerhoff i youwiHsee that the matter of roasuring steam
was not negleoted by us. As explained; we kept a very aoourate
measurement of the amount of condensed steam, and from thiB measure¬
ment, we made up a statement each month of the amount of steam used.
Shis we submitted to Hr. Kamoerhoff and he billed us. We believe
that while this method:'is not absolutely aocurate, it was sufficient¬
ly so under the circumstances.
In regard to the payment of additional bill of Mr. Kammer-
hoff, dated July 31; amounting to';'$il49.05, we would say that we do
not feel Justified in passing this until we have a month's reading
from the steam meter now installed. We believe that this will show
that our calculations for steam consumption were approximately oor-
reot, and this bill for additional is in error. However; should the'
steam meter show that our calculations were less than actual; we
Mr. Edison Page 2.
Steam Consumption
are ready to pass the hill or i adjust the matter.
Mr. Kammerhoff , in paragraph 4; infers that we have
put, off measuring steam because we feel we were UBing more than we
were being hilled for; and therefore lessening our charges. Shis
is wrong. Y7e had no such intention at all; and this inferenoe
should he corrected at once. It may he Hr. Kamnarhoff* s idea to
put one over on anyone he oan, hut it is certainly not ours. If
this were the case, it would not he likely that we would at present
put in a meter when we are using a hundred times more steam than
we were in January.
It is very likely from the latter of Hr. Kammerhoff, with
his former letters attaohed; theft you might think we had not made
any replies, as he very carefully attached his own letters, hut
praotipally
say s/no thing about our replies; nor gives any oopies of them.
As soon as we oalculate from the steam meter the amount
of steam we have consumed and oheok this against the calculations
hy the method we have used in the past, we shall take up the matter
of payment of the hill of July 2i; and try to settle this matter
of additional steam consumption.
Trusting the entire matter is explained to your satis¬
faction; and that we oan adjust the matter without any further
aisoussion, I remain,
Yours very truly
Chas. Ediso:
and M. Kammerhoff,
LvisionHSHagesJ'
B. Mambert; C. H. Wilson; H. Musk
Clearing House.
]
September 23rd, 1916.
RAB-9-1162
Ur. Edison:
Regarding the attached letter from the Eagle Pencil Company,
addressed to Mr. Hutohison, and your memorandum on same, X would
recommend having a Tube Drawing machine built on the outside, oharging
the Eagle Penoll Company 26 per cent, profit on same.
In as much as the expense for development wort waB all borne
by you they could oonslder themselves fortunate in getting it even at
this prioe.
V/e oould give them the approximate estimate of the cost of
the machine if you care to have us do it. This would, however, only be
approximate, due to the many changes in manufacturing conditions slnoe
the last machines were built.
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EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Mr. Edisons
Regarding the attaohed correspondence from the Eagle Pencil C
and your pencil memorandum on same, X beg to Inform you that the lube Drawing
machines built at the Laboratory cost' the Storage Battery Company $1,500.00,
while the same type machine was built at the Storage Battery Company for $825.00.
I would recommend that you charge the Eagle Penoil Co. $2,000.00 eaoh, which
would be a fair prioe for one of.
these machines. This will give you 100$ o
and above the cost.
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Eagle Pencil Company, -
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Attention of Mr. Edwin M
. Berolzhoimor.
Gentlemen: ,
Tfour favor of the 21st instant in regard to tube
seaming .machines was received by Mr. Hutchison and handed
to me.
Let me say in reply that the cost of a single machine
of this kind, mado outside would be about ,§1450.00. I should
want to add 50/6 1> the cost to. help pay for our long and cost¬
ly experiments.
Yours very' truly.
Okange , N. J.,U. S. A. October 26, 1916
At the request of Messrs. Thomas A. Edison and
Charles Edison, stockholders of this Company, a special meeting of the
stockholders is hereby called to be held at the Company's office, corner of
Vallqr Road and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, N. J., on Thursday, the 2nd' day
of November, 1916, at two o’ dock P. U.
It is expected that the Board of Directors of this
Company will meet at 10|30 A.M. on November 2nd, 1916, to authorize the
issuanoe of bonds of the Company aggregating in amount Two Million Dollars,
to be seoured by a mortgage to the Fidelity Trust Company of Newark, N. J.,
Trustee, upon certain property of the Company, the said bonds or the proceeds
therefrom to be used for redeeming outstanding bonds of the previous issue
not ye6 paid; to enable the mortgage securing said previous issue of bonds to
be discharged, to pay the Company’s indebtedness on open aooount to
Mr. Thomas A. Edison in whole cr in part; to acquire and pay for in whole or
in part certain land, buildings, and equipment now used by the Company; to
place the Company upon a better financial basis by converting a part or the
whole of its outstanding floating indebtedness into a bonded indebtedness;
qnd to provide funds for such other purposes aa the Board of Directors in
their discretion may deem proper and advisable.
The principal object of the stockholders meeting
hereby called is to take appropriate action with reference to said proposed
issue of bonds and with reference to suoh other aots as the Board of Directors
may do at said meeting.
Another object of this stockholders meeting is to
oanoel and rescind the authority given certain offioers of thiB' Company to
enter into written contracts with Mr, Thomas A. Edison and Ford Motor Car
Company by resolutions adopted at a stockholders' meeting of this Company held
Deoember 10, 1912, and to take suoh other.iaotion as maybe neoessary or advis¬
able as the result of suoh rescission and cancellation.
If you do not expect to be present, will you not kindly
send me a suitable proxy designating an agent to represent you at the meeting.
A form considered suitable for this purpose is enclosed herewith, which, if
satisfactory to you, should be dated, signed and witnessed.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
memorandum
October 27th, 1916.
B&-9r2101
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Mr. Edison :
Regarding your memorandum of the 27th wherein you aslc "How are
you getting on with the oell recovering department. I get no reports."
In this connection I beg to Inform you we have had considerable
trouble In order to get material for the department of recovering aotive
material, which is now being completed and Is in operation, but not long
enough to give you suffioient data on oost of same. Mr. Mudd has a man in
this department and is collecting data on costs of cutting open cells and
then from operation to operation until same is recovered and again put
baok into oells.
Regarding prioes on rubber parts plant, I am getting out a
detailed report of machinery required for the manufacturing of our rubber
parts and will turn aarne over to Mr. Unary to get prioes on same. I would
like to make another trip to Trenton before this report is completed. As
I told you verbally today that we oould not depend on prioes given by
Stokes Company, in as much as they are running their place in an old
fashioned way and have very little data on actual oost. The data that was
oolleoted was through some of their bills, on which I understand they added
20 % due to increased oost of material at this time, i told them this is
not what we are looking for and the next time I go to Trenton I will stop
at the Throp Manufacturing Co. who are manufacturers of oalendar rolls and
rubber machinery.
I will get a- fairly good idea of oost on rolls there.
C*-’
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
November 20th, 1916.
EJB-S3-1476
ME. V/. H. MEADOWCBOFT :
We are developing a very satisfactory
and profitable business in connection with the sale of
Storage Batteries for the operation of locomotives used
in mine haulage service.
At the present writing the Pittsburgh
Coal Company are in the market for twelve 6-ton locomotives
and contemplate equipping each with 80 cells of type A-8.
The H. C. Friclce Coke Company very shortly will issue spec¬
ifications calling for eighteen locomotives - battery equip¬
ment optional. Should we succeed in getting the Fricke
business it would result in the sale of 18 sets of batteries
each containing 80 cells type A-10. Even if we only secure
half of the Fricke business and all of the Pittsburgh Coal
Company’s, the net value of the two orders to us would be
$38,000.00.
There are two men who are in a position
to help us to a great extent in securing this business, and
they are both stanch admirers of Mr. Edison. If we could
secure for them, autographed pictures of Mr. Edison for
them, I a* very certain that it will help us very materially
The two men in question are - Mr . Jos.
Bryan, of the Pittsburgh office of the General Electric Co.,
and Mr. W. A. Chandler, Electrical Engineer of the H. C.
Fricke Coke Co.
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REPORT ASSAILS
- EDISON BATTERIES
Navy Department Receives
Findings on the E-2 'Ex¬
plosion Here.;
Contracts for the New War Vessels
Virtually Are Agreed .
Upon. .
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• 51YI BOW OVER-
TH0S.1.EDIS0I
Friction Crops Up Between
Daniels and Officers off
Submarine Batteries.
WOEK IS CBITICIZED. I
Ivo put too much hydrogen gas whll
to vessels are submerged.
Edison Work la Orlttolsod.
It was learned on high authority to
Urge Rejection of Batteries*
Meanwhile, however, according to I
romlnent officials of tho department, I
1
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
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W" 1 ' ! April 2nd, 1917.
1 hbJs> BAB-9-434
Ur. Edison;
Ur. Meadowcroft asked me to report to you on the progress Being made
on rejuvinating of oells. I am enclosing herewith report of the number of cells
opened and just what work has Been dona on the aotive material. We had quite
some difficulty in the various processes haturally, hut the last one we ran up
against is the acid treatment of flake, but we found a praotioal way of doing
this and this arrangement will he ready in about two days.
86 lbs. of 0. K. flake was sent to loading Department
600 " of Flake on hand completed except soreening
200 » of Flake will be seoured from 500 lbs. unscreened flake.
710 " of Flake has passed through the plant.
710 lbs. Flake is equivalent to-2151 A-4 oells.
We made up 103 A-4 oell3 and tested same and found them to be higher
than rated capacity. They were sent out and now being used in aotive service.
103 A-4 oells were made up and tested here. So far way above rated
capacity. One of the original A-4 oells developed a short cirouit. This, however,
was due to mechanical defeot.
The tube department reports as follows;
Condemned cells in stook; (disassembled!
A-4 3788 B-l 270
A-6 2241 B-2 280
A-8 1748 B-4 193
A10 884 B-6 14
A12 1737 014 16
G-4 2 H-8 641
Tubes ready to split - 681,770 tubes or 4848 A-4 equivalent oells
Ho. of oells out up to date -
A-4 12041
A-6 9690
A-8 3010
A12 1646 or 4,484,820 tubes
In addition to the above we have shipped 19,829 lbs. of iron and 6415
lbs. of Niokel Oxide to Silver Lake to be recovered. Silver Lake is recovering
enough material to make up 1,000 A-4 equivalents for renting purpose or any other
test you may decider to put through.
Mr. Mudd is now working on. cost of rejuvinatlng cells and hopes to
this in shape for you within the next two or three days.
have
[ENCLOSURE]
COPY
219806-675-8-1.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OP STEAM ENGINEERING s .
Washington, D. C., March 31, 1917,
Gentlemen:
1. Replying to. your letter of .March 26, 1917., regarding
the reasons? the Edison alkaline storage battery has been dis¬
approved for *<&&&> with portable electric hand lantenj, the .
Bureau quotes as follows from New York Yard tests on portable
hand lanterns fitted with batteries of your manufacture:
' "3- Tests.
Seven batteries were fully charged and readings
taken of the canal epower of a 2.5 volt lamp illuminated from this
battery, and mounted in a miner's cap reflector, furnished with
the batteries. The life of this newly charged battery was
recorded as a basis to determine the relative deterioration’ of /
thei other six batteries. The other six batteries were then
placed in a compartment where the .temperature .changes were very
slight, and candlepower readings taken .on 1 battery, each month
until the seven cells were discharged, x x x x. At the end of
the fourth month, the life of the battery was only about 2-1/2
hours, so at this time the remaining three cells were discharged
as it was considered of no value to extend the test further.
4. Summary. .
Prom the result of the test and observation^!^
the battery, it is found that the end of the two monthsXTodb^
practically all their useful charge. The life and candlepower
at the end. of this period is negligible.
5. Conclusion. • •
In view of the above summary it is considered that
this type of battery submitted is unsuitable for Naval- service*
as it is desired to obtain a portable safety. lantern of the
primary or secondary type which will give considerable useful
light after standing idle for 6 monthB or more."
2. The following is quoted from another test of
Edison batteries and portable electric- lantern:
"(b) The battery used is a serious drawback. This
type of battery, in addition to being not leakproof, shows very
ppor characteristics' as to life, both for a single .charge and
for shelf deterioration. Although no data is available for .a
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period of 3 and 6 months, the set at present on test shows
a. life of only 3^ hours after 2 months standing, compared to
8 hours continuous burning, and an additional 4 , hours after
15 hours recuperation, starting with the battery fully charged, .
It is thought that in order to make this battery leakproof,' the
manufacturer will have to cut down on the size. of the plates, ?
thus further impairing the life..
'' 7, Conclusion.
- As there is no safety device, and owing to- the
poor characteristics of the battery, it is considered that
this- lantern as it stands is not up to the present standard
of safety hand lantern for use in Naval Service." _
; 3. , In view of the- requirements of the Service that •
a portable electric hand lantern should gi-ve considerable .useful .
light after standing idle for six months or more, and in view
of the fact that it is necessary to have a non-spillable battery,
the Bureau concurs with the recommendations of the Navy Yard,
New York, which were based on tests', and disapproves the Edison
alkaline storage battery for use- with portable electric hand
lantern. .'
• ' ' 4 . - Very respectfully, • ' :
(Signed) R. S; .Griffen, ' ; -
Engineer-in-Chief, U. S.N. ,
Chief of Bureau.
Edison Storage Battery Co. _
Orange-, N. J. •
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material, including cane, covers, grids, rubber parts ami jiotive material. j
It is to be regretted that we cannot use these oell3.for replacement purposes j
on aooount of double mountings in the oovej
renting purposes. It
30ver8^ajia tney oan ozuy oe usea ror j
rstiat will be A-
3 fl&FMt will be A-6 cells. We will be in position
from now on to put at least that number on our weekly schedule and oan materially
increase this number as we go on.
I am glad to state that, the 100 cells we put in service at thf
present time show higher rated oapaoity than new cells we made up and
they have shown no indications of trouble. They have b
months .
00 Messrs .Ohas .Edison
S .B .Member t
J.V.Miller
H.G. Thompson
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EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
MEMOBANDCM
May 21, 1917
LL-1-2012
Hr. Headovioroft:
laboratory
Regarding the subject of Laboratory letter
heads and stationery for ny use.
As explained to you, it has been
Dr. Hutchison's custom to write to tha Navy Department and the
officers to whom he would address any oomminlcatlons concerning
submarine batteries, on Edison Laboratory paper, the idea being
that these communications were really of a scientific character,
and to remove as far as possible, the idea of oomaerolalism.
To me the idea Beems a good one, and for
communication with any department of the Navy, suggestions and
statements will receive more consideration if they proceed from
a soientifio laboratory rather than from tho offices cf a commercial
organization having something to sell.
In this connection it should be observed that
if I am to produce the best and most results for the Storage Battery
Company in outside expert matters, it will be neoessary for the
rdlation of professional advisor and olient to be strictly maintained.
If the general publio should oome to view me as merely an employee
of the Edison Storage Battery Oo;,suoh influence as I may now
possess as an independent Consulting Engineer, would disappear, and
the value of ny services as an expert in the oourt, or in negotiations
with the Navy Department would be praotioally nullified. Undoubtedly
this is obvious to you without my drawing your attention to it, but
since the question of the use of Laboratory stationery has arisen, I
am taking this opportunity to mention this subject as one of the
odLateral reasons which induoed ny first request for it. Personally,
it makes no difference to me whether or not it is desired that I
confine my communications to the limitations of the Storage Battery
Company. My suggestions are simpler for what I oonslder to be the
most efficient means of using ny services in behalf of the Company.
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EDISON STOKAGE BATTERY COMPANY
MEMORANDUM
July 23rtt, 19X7.
Mr. H. A. Bachman:
Several months ago the; loading weight was
raised from .003B - .0042 to .0040 -".‘0045 tipon the recommenda¬
tion of H. H. Smith. The average loading weight" sincerthe first
of May has Been .0041. To meet the new standard the ‘average
should he .0042 as against the old standard of .0040. : It is
evident that the average has not been raised as far as it should
he. Hot only has the average failed to meet the new require¬
ments, but on 19 days out of 58, or practically one third of the
time we have had loading weigits between .0038 and .0040 which
was considered good practioe only a few months ago.
In order to eliminate the readings under .0040
and bring the average still higier the standard plating weight
should be changed. The standard weight for 125 layers is 17
pounds , 8 ounces for a loading weight of .0040. In order tto
bring the average up to .0042 the increased weight required can
be calculated by proportion. This figures out to be 18 pounds,
4 ounces. Since Mr. Foppa has requested me to get your approval
before he will make this change, will you kindly authorize Mr.
Poppa to change the standard plating weight from 17 pounds 8
ounces to 18 pounds 4 ounces?
C.(SU^
.A. PEDERSEN.
CC - Messrs. Monahan, Weed and Foppa.
July 24 th, 191?
Ur. D. H. Pederson*
Baplying to your moiaorsBdaa of too 23rd coiling attention to too
loading weights and veearamdlng bringing tho uvaraga standard plating tralghta
for 125 lay ora, 17 lbe. 8 o*. for loading welghto to 18 lbs. * oa.
There Is a standing wHaorandua in too factory that no ohangou
dara bo mado In nay aenutootvirlus unless first approved by oithur 1. i. sdlsoji
or uoraolf. I no vary glad Indaod toat no dumgoo havo boon na.de without ns
authority. Thlo would Da sarloua, and wish toareforo, Ur. podoraon, you would
aako no oh&agos la plating or spy other manafoo taring changes from too standards
given unloss tony have either too approval of *a*. Sdlscn or syaelf.
It Is quit a evident that you r loading weight la entirely duo to toe
hydrate and not to toe fiata. If yonr flato la oonetaatj that la, tha pbyoleal
quality of too flake Is constant, toon I cnu sea no raison why chaagon should
be mado in too weight of aaaa. Heavier fiasco Is of no braaflt to tho toboo.
toat no require is jnoro luyoru in tha tubes, not haavior flalto. to order to
got r»ro layora It la neoaee&jy to bring too hydrate to our former standard or
get toe flata more curly. If same le not aa It sas in former days when toe
loading weights were higher than at present. This Is soaethlsg that should be
Investigated, as it Is imperative so must get more fleto in the tehee - there
Is no question about tote.
CO HBSalth
seed
Poppa
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Iha Reservo sot up during the year for Government Inooma lax, was
in excess of the aotual ohargos by the above amount. This amount
ia aooounted for as followoi
( o September
Oat obor
November
t“l February
Less : ChargQB
January 1916 ' 3604.04
n February » - SS13^22.
8923,27
§ 9692.65
ACOp.USBJCTJL'FlOtp TAX $ VB2t60
Ihis amount was set up during the year to provide for a tax on
munitions. As no aotual charges were made to the aooount the
entire amount is not deductible .
MOfiUKD OAPI^AL 9TO0K; TAX $ 1200.00
®Uk amount was set up under date of Feb. 28, 1917 to aooruo
the tax on the Oapital Stoolc for the year . We find a vouoher was
put through in February for $785.60 in favor of Chae. P. Puffy,
Colleotor of Taxes and oharged to the above-mentioned aooount,
the aotual payment however was not made until April 1917,
ASSBm33JEXqE33:aOFlT TAX $ 1137.66
Shis amount was set up under dot e of 2/20/17 to oover taxes on
excess profits for the month of January & February 1917. Ho
oharges wero made to the aooount during tho year, therefore the
amount is not doduotible.
BBSKTO, FOR S10W MOVING & OBSOLETE STOP* $ 60000.00
The above amount was set up under date of February 28, 1917 to oover
losses on material and supplies to be determined obsolete or of
no value . As no aotual oharges for such losses were made during
the period, the full amount beoomos an item not deduotiblo in the
report .
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Pres.,
Edison Storage Battery Co.
« x v ^eTifTi?G tha paat tw0lve months • business of the Battery Company it
is to be noted that our sales in A4 equivalents per day show a marked increase
over the previous twelve months reported to you a year ago today.
. Jh0 beginning of our fiscal year, March 1st, 1917, the Selling
this Company undertook to sell an average of 1B00 A4 equivalent! per
day, and while the saleshave not averaged this amount to date, we have every reason
to believe before the close of that fiscal year we will have sold at least 450,000
A4 equivalents, and have realized our expectations* 9
. . Since report to you a year ago we have departmentalized our Selling
4 r * plaolpE saoh Department in the hands of a man experienced in that partiorilar
tove+w ^Wisdiotion, and it is hoped that by this specialization^
together with additional salesmen which we will add from time to time, that we can
be assured of a gradually increasing business from year to year,
.. . The Jals of our Produot £or use 'in Industrial trucks and traotors is todav
the greater part of our business and this is due to the requirements of this 7
apparatus by the Industrial Manufacturers of the oountry together with Government
requirements for use Abroad. It is interesting to note that the two largest manu-
iwfvnT8 flf+!hlp1ty?? °p vfhiode» namely> tlle Automatic Transportation Company of
B/ff1iind th6 fJ*8?1 "ParkGr GomPanJr of Cleveland, who will during this calendar-
I S respectively approximately 2500 and 1800 trucks, are selling not less thin
95J. of their output equipped with our product, We have also been enabled during the
past year to win to our ways of thinking other manufacturers who are selling not
d0BB o!Sn 7S^ 0f thoir 0,luiPnQnt with our product, and it is estimated that not less
^TeSnDLawith1Ed?ldU8W?1 ?rU°kS and traotorB Bold throughout the United States
are equipped with Edison Batteries.
.. The Commercial Street Truok business has not been particularly aotive during
i^Lt?™ ^0af owinf t0 tk® faot that the manufacturers in some instant have been S
imotive in the sale of their product and seem to be content with manufacturing a
limited number of truoks per year when it would seem that by inoreased sales and
manufacturing effort they could easily double their out-put. ffe have however main-
rT Tra+6Vn ,thiB r03paot and have B0ld ™ product for at least 6c/of all
oonmeroial street truoks manufactured. We are enoouraging inoreased aotivity on their
KtoSI™ ^ campaigns and hope that due to the opportunity which seems to
p consumption of gasoline trucks by the Government nthat the
Commercial Street Truok Manufacturers will avail themselves of the opportunity which
has not been presented to them before for many years, 7
i if0 a Uttle «8r a year ago the rental of one type of our battery
irr connection with a Commercial Street *ruok in the effort to place more trucks on
aad ** Bayins that thiB ^Pcriment has prpven without
question of a doubt that this method of exploitation of the Commeroial Street *ruok
has produced marked results. It has encouraged at least one manufacturer through whoa
^p^ity! °Ur Pr°dUOt t0 undertake to a line of truoks from 1,000 lb!?o 6 toL
, , _ 16 da with a great deal oS pleasure that I wish to inform you that the
Amerioan Express Co.,. who until last year had not purohased any of our product are
fast realizing that Edison Batteries are best for their servioe and are^lowlv but
BUr01?; jpving us the majority of their business; and it is expected that during the next
bS ablV° r0Pla°0 a great many of the lead tatteriea with Ediw^
Which they are now using in approximately 600 truoks.
m. RBn_oa(, aisineas — particularly that in tha car lighting equipment-— has
iS^gs«rr3
to » tras rariss ;r2
™L+ of^TsZal installations by the Railroad 0 mpanies throughout the country.
Zy ^eZly ^ohaZg that which is aotuaUy required to maintain their present
equipment;.
We have in service on the Interborough Rapid Transit Company sonie 30,000 B1H cells,
So the^multiple^^i^control'^auxili^y'li^ting^and'torker li^ ^heje threads
the Edison Battery is standard and for the past year they have bought nothing bu
produot.
Our Bouse Lighting Department have shown a marked inoreaso over last year and
with one or two manufacturers - competitors of the Deloo System - e^^voring t°
build up their Organization I. feel quite sure that the corning year will show a
marked increased' aotivity in this Field.
Our Mine Locomotive business is particularly gratifying when it is noted that
+o last vear we had not sold altogether 200 equipments as oompared with at l0ast .
%£ of whlchZve been sold to date— but all of which we will sell before the
expiration of our fisoal year.
Our Specialties Department shows an increased activity jmd it is expeotedthat
this Department will greatly increase its sales through the balanoe of this year and
during our next fisoal year.
Beginning with March 1st, 1918 the Belling Division is going to ' undertake
to sell during that fisoal year not less than 600,000 A4 equivalents.
It is regrettable to note, however, that our net inoome...is not increasing as
rapidly as it fhould with the increased volume of business, but this is due as youwell
know to the greatly increased cost of raw material and labor in manufacturing, as well ai
the neoessary. increases in selling expense due to increase of salaries.
I feel very optimistic, however, over the ooming year and feel that our ex¬
pectations in our sales will be realized unless the. general business of the country
falls off very considerably,
We are perfecting our organization and adding salesmen from.tima to time as
conditions warrant and I have every reason to belisre that our ^
show the increase whioh the Selling Division obligates itself to dispose of. .
Respectfully submitted,
To the Stockholders of Edison Storage Battery Co..
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, President,
Orange, New Jersey,
Gentlemens
November 6th, 1917.
I herewith bog to submit my report on general oonditions.
made up as^oUwsf **** ™ asaemtlod 347»801 (*-4 Equivalents)
ACTUAL CELLS .
A-3 226
A-4 31026
A4H 12916
A-6 3226
A6H 470
A-6 64471
A6H 7349
A-8 24770
A8H 9026
A10 4554
A10H 376
A12 7676
A12H 641
B1H 26171
B-2 13854
B2H 8664
B-4 23069
B4H 32960
B-5 3
B-6 9114
B6H 6238
G-4 20144
G-6 836
G-6 3842
0-7 1936
G-9 9127
011 6663
G11H 480
014 1362
J-S 318
J-4 600
J-8 160
J"6 172
J-7 36
M-8 66694
M20 6629
M2 0-3 2363
M20-12 160
M2 0-13 200
06X 220
W-l 17270
The monthly assembly and shipments in A-4 equivalents since
November 1st, 1916, have been as follows!
MONTH
November, 1916
Deoember
January, 1916.
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
Ootober
November
Deoember
January, 1917
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
Ootober
ASSEMBLE
18,198
21,369
18,261
17,868
21,260
20,502
23,638
23,734
19,028
26,062
27,767
33,764
31,233
33,682
36,365
24,824
31,952
30,390
28,957
27,628
19,316
23,623
26,139
33,886
SHIBENTS.
15,326
20,212
16,462
14,180
21,816
26,486
21,613
20,402
21,602
22,820
22,776
26,184
29,361
32,002
35,380
29,171
24,779
27,118
27,238
16,970
29^948
27,762
34,747
36,246
' Oar. produotion aohedule at the present time ia 0,000 oella ner week and w«
have sufficient orders ahead (Approximately 100,000 cells, A-4 Equivalent) to warrant
our keeping production up to at leaat thie point for months to co^which JmE??
Jot^mterlal ond labor have increased during the past year. The payroll per
fffgtasas
£* “f 1,W “* «■» prl»* <* «u » . Ftw- .SltSgJg a<ga»r
•IsShsss
November 15th. The fKdation. for a^e are odpfif * 8hlpP°d •**"**"*
and other is on %5f°0t ? 1oTo 8BrTlo° °°st for tho Edison Stora5° Battery Company
and other Edison Interests at Orange, it was decided to take over the entire
Service Department, for the Edison Affiliated Interests at Orange, mttinr sa^undnr
one management, thus effecting a materially leer cartage cost Tor ffi S^erad? '
0ranBet£^dSSilverdL°idSd °7°r th0 Powor 5eP7i°e f?r Edison Interests at
r*, f7* generator, Whioh generator was reoeived the latter part of October
rates however have been materially reduoad due to the eliSon l fire SlL.
l?nndone inE Mar°h lst» 1916 ^ing $2.25 per Slop, 00 and March 1st. 1917 $1 rk
a^nnr^r'ihiil0! ^la *®7° BldG ■•wrallSrttor lipravements whiohST^T'
In noting the finanoial statement for 1
items should be token into consideration!
b six months.
PROFITS SIX MOUTHS August 31,1917.
1st quarter
ftrofits as shown on books
&jss: Adjustments made in
2nd quarter applicable to first
2nd quarter
Profits as shown on books
Plus Adjustments made in
2nd quartor applicable to first
$74,991,20
18,000,00
bre, 991,20
$ 38,908,60
18,000,00
$ 56,909,60
$113,900.00
Percent of profit to capital invested 6^5 per year.
The following items tend to materially lessen the profits for this period-
$ 22,000,00
r preoeeding 6 months
9,000.00
Inorease c
Inorease over preoeeding 6 months
above figures oovor interest, depre¬
ciation, maintenance, taxes, insurance
Interest aoorued on bonds Valued at $2,000,000.00
instead of $600,000,00 - the value of the old issue
Increased in interest paid for six months
FEDERAL INCOME & WAR TAXES
Inorease in normal income tax rate from Tlf, to
Excess profits tax to 2C# '
Inorease in insurance schedules from
$866,000.00 to approximately $2,500,000.00
Inorease in premiums for 6 months
AMD Blsoounts on Bank Loans.
espeot fully submitted.
6,900.00
26,000.00
ROBERT A. BACHMAN,
Vice President and
General Manager.
Eriisoi>.SiomgeBaltciy<o-
February 8, I9I8,
Dear Mr. Edison:
In forwarding to you our regular quarterly advioe
of this Company's financial condition, I take pleasure in oondens-
ing for your ready referenoe the following facts:
!• That the Hot Worth of this business - after de¬
ducting the book valuation of Patents - is nearly $4,000., 000.
2. That our Current and Working Assets are as con¬
servatively stated as it is possible so to do without misstating
the faots.
3. That our Liabilities are as fully stated as
possible, even to the extent of inoluding all merchandise in
transit to us and suoh items as Aoorued Exoess Profits Toxob not
due and payable until next June.
4. That the ratio of our Current Assets to Current
Liabilities is 2.3 to 1.
5. That the valuation of our Plant is less than ac¬
tual, for the reason that -
(a) The Land values as shown have increased
over and above the original purohase cost. of Bame
shown herewith.
(b) All Buildings not of very reoent con¬
struction have reoently boon appraised and the val¬
uation determined to be less than the ooBt of re¬
producing same, even before the present era of high
building oosts.
(o) Similarly, all Equipment not of reoent
■installation has likewise been appraised, and the
value of our Equipment proved to be conservative as
oompared with the oost of same before the present
era of high prioes.
COMF1 EBUTIAIi REPORT
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO. ,
V/BST ORAEGE, M. J.
Regarding
Improvements to Plant and Reduction in Fire Insurance Rates.
Attention Mr. Arthur Mudd, Seoy.
FEBRUARY 28TH, 1918.
Following our luspeotlons of January 29th to February 2nd, in¬
clusive, and various oonferenoes on this matter with rating au¬
thorities, insurance oompanies, eto., I submit this report, re¬
questing that it be treated with extreme confidence, for, until
aooepted by you {and then in different form) it Is not to be
presented to the Fire Insurance Companies or rating authorities,
I have completely abandoned any attempt, in laying out these
requirements, to meet the makeup of the present schedule, and
am proceeding entirely on the theory of reduoing the possibil¬
ity of fire loss to the lowest praotioal minimum and then con¬
vincing the oompanies that they have to find a way to adjust
the insurance rates to the actual hazard rather than the theo-
retioal hazard, as would be worked out In the sohedule.
It is realized that we are proposing to transgress all the laws
of the Hedes and Persians in Hew Jersey, and for this reason
we are not orying our plans from the housetops but have confi¬
dence in our belief that the thing oan be done. But, no in¬
timation of our plans or methods should be given to insurance
inspectors, rating authorities or others, for I must handle
this matter personally.
She writer did not see any details of the plans submitted by
your former agents for the obtaining of a .42 rate, but from
our study of the schedule we are very sure that the oost Of suoh
plans and the inoonvenienoe to you of the Installation they
would require would render them entirely impracticable. I have
tried to suggest improvements whioh will he found praotioal from
an operative standpoint, and trust that you will promptly aooept
my requirements in their entirety, in exohange for the rates that
I propose to ask for, whioh ares-
Blanketed buildings and oontents, 90$ oo- insurance,
ooverlng the entire group of concrete buildings, . .25
Blanketed entire group of buildings, inoluding Box
Shop, the contents of the same, lumber and coal,
90$ oo- insurance . .264
Blanketed all oontents of all buildings, materials
in yards, lumber and ooal, and all buildings except
those of oonorete construction, 90$ oo-insuranoe . .313
Ifote:- Above rates do not include any flat increas¬
es for war conditions.
The oost of the suggested improvements will be found moderate.
The sprinklers will oost about $10,000. I will attempt no es¬
timates of the oosts for metal boxes, metal shelving, metal fur¬
niture, metal partitions, eto., but they would not seem exces¬
sive and the improvements will be found to have a utility of
their own, so that but part of their oost Bhould be oharged to
fire insurance protection and against savings in insurance
premiums.
I have required vary few fire walls. There is no sense in put¬
ting through five oomplete firo walls, from the first floor to
the seventh, whioh would be necessary to remove the oharge from
the present schedule, provided the contents of the build¬
ings are arranged in such manner as to prevent the spread
of fire. As long as we have abandoned the principle of
ten thousand foot areas, I see no reason in reoommending
fire walls vhere they are not needed.
Che plans suggested will call for a pretty thorough house-
oleaning, whioh will be found a good thing from an opera¬
ting standpoint, and the low rates suggested will warrant
the companies in demanding the oontinuanoe of rigid clean¬
liness and order. This I assume.
The difference in oost ($640) between Insurance, blanketed
over the whole property, and insuranoe excluding oonoreto
buildings at the rates suggested, is so very small as to
be negligible. As any fire will produce more or less dam¬
age to fireproof buildings and entail repairs, cleaning up,
whitewashing, eto., I reoommend the inclusion of them in
the insuranoe. Further, the effect of this inclusion will
be extremely good on the minds of the insuranoe oompsnies
and will maJce my proposition easier to put through.
It is my opinion that you should be well satisfied with an
annual insuranoe oost of $10,065.50 against the present oost
of thirty to forty thousand dollars, and that the adoption of
these improvements and plans will return a very large interest
on your investment.
Bound into this report are an insurance plan of the property
and plates showing the floors and oooupanoy in detail.
Requirements for improvements and details of metal shelving
oonstruotion you might manufacture quite economically.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED S. SMITH - IKSURAliOE SERVICE
HEWJIREMTS
for the
EDI SOIf STORAGE BATTERY 00.,
VEST ORAHjE, H. J.
Attention Mr. Arthur Mudd, Seoretary.
All wooden partitions, not extending to the oeiling, to he
replaced hy partitions of non-oombustlhle material; heavy
wire netting on iron posts wherever feasible. All neoes-
sary wooden partitions, extending to oeiling, such as en¬
closures around v/ar Goods Offioe, to be covered on both
sides with sheet metal. Suspended platform in Cell Testing
Boom, 1st 3tory #130 and Deck in 2nd story, #137 to have all
exposed surface covered with sheet metal.
All vertical spaoes between stairway and elevator enclosures
and windows to be tightly stopped with cement plaster of a
thickness equivalent to the enclosures.
12" briok fire walls to be erected in the following loca¬
tions s-
lst story:
a. Between Wooden Box Japanning Room and the Carpen¬
ter Shop, #134.
b. Between Packing Room and Driveway, #130.
2nd story:
o. Around Ketal Cell Box Japanning process #130.
d. In #130, separating off phonograph storage.
Note: Reverse motion picture machine storage
in the north wing of #130 with phonograph storage
in the south wing of #130 in suoh a manner that
a briok wall, as shown on 4th story plan, will
comply with the above requirement.
-5th story;
e. In #130, to separate off phonograph storage.
Eleotrio light and power equipment to be thoroughly examined,
properly insulated and fused; all switohes and fuses to be en¬
closed in self-closing metal cabinets; rheostats or other heat-
producing equipment mounted on slaite slabs Where in the vicin¬
ity of oombustible material.
Automatic sprinklers, wet pipe system, to be placed throughout
the following locations:-
8
1). Gasoline Automobile Garage,
o. Soil Japanning Boom.
d. Japanning Boom adjacent to #134.
3nA story:
e. In Automatic So raw Machine Boom.
f . Metal Cell Box Japanning Boom.
3rd story:
g. Sen sprinklers spaced around wooden rack in #135.
4th story;
h. In Phonograph Storage Boom.
i. Pooket Press Boom.
5th story;
J. Phonograph Storage Boom.
k. Entire floor of #137.
6th Storys
l. Entire floor of #137.
7th storvi
m. Pattern Storage Boom, #130.
Looation and arrangement of sprinklers, feed mains, risers, valves
and fittings, also spaolng of sprinklers, size of pipes and all mat¬
ters pertaining to the sprinkler system to be installed in a manner
satisfactory to the rating authorities.
6. Supplies. Two supplies of water to be provided as follows:-
a. Oonneotion to be made with Public Waterworks' main
in Valley Road, to be made through not less than a
6" pipe.
b. Connection to be made with lO.'VpIpe w^B^Cnupply^
from pump to yard system on the supply side of
the 6" meter between #130 and #137.
7. Gate valves controlling water supplies to Bprlhklers to be fastened
open by leather strap with ends riveted or padlooked, common keys
being used and kept by responsible parties.
6. All and 40 gallon ohemloal extinguishers to be re-charged at
3
least once a year and tagged and dated at time of re-oharg-
ing.
9. Private hydrants to have outside gate valves for each outlet,
and to have houses constructed in acoordanoe with requirements
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters (descriptive pam¬
phlet with outs enclosed) . Eaoh house to contain 100 feet
of 2-5/8'' cotton rubber-lined hose, two Underwriters' play
pipes having l-l/a" smooth nozzles* one hydrant wrench, 6 span¬
ner wrenches, one axe, one crowbar, one lantern and 6 spare
washers.
10. Underground piping to be cast-iron, tar coated and capable of
withstanding a static pressure of 200 pounds.
11. Plans showing inside and outside system of piping, also all
valves, eto., to be submitted to the rating authorities for
approval before work is begun.
12. Ueoessary approved safety waste cans, with self-olosing cov¬
ers, to be provided in Printing Boom, 6th story, #130 and in
Mimeograph Printing Boom, 6th story #137.
13. All gasoline or naphtha used for cleanly type or similar
processes, to be kept and used from private safety cans in¬
stead of from glass bottles or open containers.
14. A systematic inspection of all fire appliances and other mat¬
ters pertaining to the fire risk should be made at least week¬
ly by some reliable and responsible par.ty. A detailed writ¬
ten report to be made, reports being dated and filed ^or'tffC”na1,0''' b,t
suranoe Inagntieag. A
This inspection should preferably be made by members of the
private Fire Brigade, in rotation, in order that eaoh mem¬
ber may become well acquainted with the looation and the
purpose for whloh eaoh appllanoe has been provided.
15. The benzine washing hazard, oarried on in #131, to be dis¬
continued, or removed a sufficient distance from the prem¬
ises as not to carry an exposure oharge.
Bote: This might properly be installed on the roof of
south wing, #13P.
16. All wooden boxes for storage of parts or supplies to be re¬
placed by metal receptacles or by fibre reoeptacles where
metal ones are impracticable.
17. All wooden stools and furniture to be discontinued and re¬
placed by metal.
18. All wooden shelving or racks in places not provided with
sprinkler protection to he torn down end replaced with
steel or have the surfaces entirely metal- cl ad.
19. Oil oooled transformers in Power Eoom, 1st story #130, to
he piped to a safe distance outside. Remote oontrol valves
to he arranged in such a manner that they can. be operated
from outside of room without danger to the operator from
overheated or burning oil.
20. A substantial curbing 6" high, to be built around trans¬
former stands and the basin thereby created, drained with
a 6" pipe to sewer connection or elsewhere.
21. Excelsior in Paoking Room, when not in use, to be kept
in a metal-lined bin with automatic self-closing cover.
22. Eleotrio wiring in Cell Japanning Room, 1st story, #130
and in Pooket Press Room, 4th story #130, to be installed
in metal oonduit with bulbs enclosed in vapor-proof, guard¬
ed globes, with all awitohes or sparking appliances outside
of room. All other spark- producing electrical equipment
to be removed from rooms.
23. Operators in Cell Parts Annealing Room, 1st story #135 to
be familiar with the looation of shut-off valves in oil
supply to furnaces in order that these may be expeditiously
olosed in oase of failure of the air supply to prevent flood¬
ing of burners.
24. All miscellaneous storage, especially that contained in
wooden reoeptaoles, suoh as that now located in the 4th
story of #130 opposite the Pooket Press Room, to be removed
to the 6th story of #137, which should be the depository
of such material, for which reason we propose equipping
this room with automatic sprinklers.
25. Pltoh melting to be removed from #132 to an espeoially
constructed fireproof annex adjaoent.
26. Caloium oarbide in exoess of 600 pounds or preferably in
excess of one day's supply, to be stored in the proposed
fireproof annex to #132 and separated from the pitch melt¬
ing process by an unpieroed 12" briok wall.
27. Ripening left through all floors in south wing of #13* for
future elevator, to be shut off by reinforced concrete slab
covers of thickness equivalent to the flooring) present
wood planking to be eliminated.
Respectfully submitted,
'M. cLu
Engineer. .
MBHsKLM
EclisomStorngeBattcuy^.
=
Orange, N.J..U.S. A.
*'™°S.TV&0..
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Mar oh 2, 1918.
(Jlpar Mr. Edisons-
At the Exeoutive Committee Meeting of the Edison
Storage Battery Company, held Thursday, February 28, Mr.
Baohman told us the Government intended to take over the
faotory, diverting the entire output to the Signal Corp. In
this event, we will not be allowed any oost for advertising
or selling expense. Thus, we will be faced with the alter¬
native of either keeping up a non-produotive saleB organiz¬
ation during the war or building up a new one at its olose.
In oonneotion with inoreasing the sohedule of
produotion at the Chemical Works from 2000 to 4000 A-4-Equiv-
alent oells a day, Mr. Miller is ordering a new dryer from
the Philadelphia Textile Machinery Company whioh haB a daily
oapaoity of 1000 A-4-Equivalents and will effeot a consider¬
able time saving in drying Iron Mix. In the event it doeB
not effeot a time saving Buffioient to offset the necessity
of sorapping the old driers, we are incurring only shipping
and installation expenses. In the event this dryer does
prove satisfactory, I have instructed Mr. Miller to nego-
■ tiate for the same price on three additional drierB, as I
understand the price on this equipment is to be advanoed.
I am sending Charles a oopy of an advertisement
whioh appeared in "Professional Memoirs" authorized by
M. R. Hutohison, Incorporated, without our knowledge. IhiB
has oaused considerable unfavorable oomment, dealing as it
does with the nationality of Battery Manufacturers. Accord¬
ingly, I have asked Mr. Thompson to notify M. R. Hutchison,
Incorporated, that any advertising they oontemplate in
oonneotion with Edison Storage Batteries, must first be
approved by the Exeoutive Committee.
Faithfully yours.
MmSttrageBatte^i
Maroh 19, I9I8.
Edison:
I am enolosing ten Edison Storage Battery Company notes
in denominations of $100,000 eaoh. Three of these notes I expeot to
disoount with the Bankers Trust Company, New York City, for a period of
one year,* three more I expeot to disoount with the War Credits Board to
be paid baok at the rate of 35$ on Signal Corps deliveries; the four
remaining ones I wish to have in reserve hoping that X may possibly have
the opportunity to use same with the First National Bank of New York or
with the Continental and Commeroial Bank of Chioago.
Kindly affix your signature as President to all of these
notes. Your personal endorsement on revorse Side of notes is required
as follows:
Please endorse the three notes to be dlsoounted
at the Bankers Trust Company.
Please endorse the five blank notes, as indioated
by penoil notation.
The remaining two blank notes should not be endorsed, whioh faot I have
noted on same in penoil.
I reoeived your inquiry relative to Storage Battery Iobbos
after the oessation of government business, and I am writing you at
considerable length how I hove been endeavoring to safeguard tho Storage
Battery Company in this respeot.
Faithfully yours.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Koy TTeat, Florida.
April 9, 1918
AP-21-1006
Ur, Lamar Lyndon:
In reference to your note regarding a fused eleotrolyte
for reducing Feg 66 to Fe 0 or to Fe would say that, fused caustic soda may
possibly answer some of these requirements, but in view of the fact that
pyrophoric or sponge iron can be so readily plated into mercury, it hardly
seems advisable to work on anything else. For your information I might Bay
that this process was subjected to a partial examination by mo at the time
Silver lake was tying up the plant for want of iron, the idea being not so
muoh to produce a better iron, but to do whatever was possible to relieve the
situation, by any process which could be investigated conveniently at Orange,
the idea being to produce en iron which would meet the requiremonte when msdo
from any iron.
Hr, Dobyns has acquainted you with the ease of making iron
by this process and also the control of the oxidation by electrochemical
moanB, namely making the mass the anode in an alkaline bath. It is not
olalmod that this process will boat the chomical prooess, but I am confident
that it will not be easy to find a bettor means of making it elootroohemioally.
In reference to your note regarding the "Chemical Theory of
the Edison Storage Battory" evidently proposed by A, M, Kennedy would eay
that tho equations oheok in the Benso that they balance from a ohemical stand¬
point, but the fact that a oertain equation can be written does not necessarily
prove that this can be done. In looking at the alleged reason given why this
equation should bo more reasonable tho following may be noted*
(1) The first reason is a quotation from a book, the theory advanced
being logical, but since Ur. Jonas did not. use the ohemical re¬
actions of the Edison Battery to prove his theory, the burden of
proof rests upon anyone who attempts to use the theory to explaih
the Edison Battery,
(2) "Hi (CH)Z is green. Hi (0H)3 is black. Agreeing with «iat
occurs in cell,"
Although Hi (QH)2 is green and Ni (OH). is black, it is not to be
forgotten that after the first charge the active material is nover
visibly ohanged. If color ohanges are to be taken as a oriterion,
there would have to be some very conclusive proof furnished that
there is a color ohange. Fifty percent of green should be readily
visible by oonvorting the black to a grey,
(S) This is already disposed of by your marginal note, and in fact the
author is evidently not sure of the matter as he Inserts "I beliove".
Hr. Kennedy is wrong on this point,
(4) "Shows that twice relative weight of Hiokel Hydrato is needed as of
iron or iron oxide for oompleto reaotion. Agrees with oell condi¬
tions If the term "Agroes with oell conditions" is intended to
mean that twice the weight of niokel hydrate is aotually put in the
oell, it should be noted that 2,6 lbs. of hydrate and 2.2 lbs, of
iron mix are put in an A4 oell, Pbrhaps the author means, not what
we aotually use, but what we should use.
April 9,1918
AP-21-1006
2SS2 2st||£ g^i^^rs’ssarj 2sr
f y» Jh«ory Of iho Load Aooutnulf t or " by D0Sek frL vou aLTf *
n°! ln°re#*ed external p- ensure will raioe tha boiling ptint La
the vapour tenoion in novor determined par oe, but ia found w/tTl ^ ,
boiling point it follows tlmt increased pressure must t£a ™ KV"
ssralr-"
C £-< £% Ox^JL
I would refer you to Hr. Edison’s mono addressed
to yourself dated April 15th, 1918, in reference to the at¬
tention given to the execution of Edison Accumulator b*
^Storage Battery orders, also your notation thereon, reading
as follows j v
THr. St evens - Please advise no”
A3 of Saturday fjay 18th wo had on hand uncompleted
Storage Batteiy orders with the Edison Storage Bat.tery Company
amounting to $356,795,00. This amount includes unfilled or- -
ders for acoount of Edison Accumulators, limited, as of same -
date amounting to $185,207.21. Several of, those older B have
■ Been standing open since October of last year, and we are con¬
stantly receiving letters fran,Hr. l-onnot, Indicating that his
, business is in a deplorable condition on account of our failure
to make shipments/ Hr. Monnot has enlisted the services of
the British Government in hie behalf, and through their medium
representations have been made to the British Munitions Board’s
repesentative in Eew York, Sir Oonnop Guthrie, who is doing his
utmost to provide epaoe on suoh vessels as the Board may direot-
ly oontrol. Only last week we were advised that they had space
for 4 ton Storage Batteries, but the faotory was unable to supply
a single oell. The Export Division took over Edison Accumulator
business 1'aroh 1st, 1918, and since that date, i.e. during 'apdrox
2V2 months, we have shipped the following material :
772 A-4 Cells
192 A-5 "
96A-6 "
60 A-8 "
60 A-10. "
42 T-l-T »
600 #20 Cane Electrolyte
1 ■■ 60 Fillers '
miaoellaneous parts
Mr. Monnot is particularly desirous of obtaining B-6
Cells, and he olaims to have a large number of Elwell-Iferker
trucks ready, for viaich these cells ore required. He also advisee
t /2/ Ur. Charles sal son
IS?1’0? 2f V'“1!l'3r ^ ^anaden ChaoDio for riiioh he
reqalres A-4, A-8 and A-10 Oollo.
vle* of tJl° larS0 number of orders we have on
til ?°n Acou™lotoi,B. limited t many of which dating
.6lx Qnd4.°070n raonthc. we can quite upprooiato that
iinSK sme^ 7 0xaroiBod 011 eci3onnt of the delay in
iiu i a constantly col.
the olanae In hie agreement which reads
constantly colling our attention to
follows i
PAOS 3 - CLADHIg fi,_
'•Tno Edison Storage Battery Company agrees to supply
the Company (Edison Aocumulatoro.Ud. ) with Edl^n
otorage Battorios of the moat improved standard oom-
«nnr?ial “0t t0 03M00d a maximum of 3000 A— 4
Oolle or their equivalent in A.H. oapaoity per month."
t. Tl?W 0f pro3ont oonditlone as existing, wo are fully
protected in view of the following, which is part of ol^se 5.
i8 o“Pecially agreed that the Edison Storage Battery
company shall ho relievod of all liability under this^7
°«° °f the I>epi‘OK«Me thereof is rendered
3SKS o82oS”* rlot’ Btrifce’ or th0 Aot of God or
Williams^ ^ Aootlmilator3 * Agents in How YoiSe, Hossrs Balfour.
***** ^o°unTo°fovor
Tlmitnd 5° ITnn^1?tra00lVad 011 0Itisr traa Edison Accumulators.
180 ^tQrlec 21 =°lls type B-6 each, or a toUl
and °XQy ““Piloted that 16 batteries or 336 cells
thi^nJT ShXpP®d. 07817 two weo,co- acknowledging receipt of1
I advised term that we would do overything poesiblo to
“f1*118* san9> tot oouia not guarmteo semi¬
monthly shipment a as stipulated. '
ssz “* °“““ ■» »«•*««,
sshA
BOO B-4 Celle
200 A-8-H »
4000 B-6-H "
ISO A-8-H "
- Placed October 31ot,1917
" Kay 6th, 1918
" i^y 4 th, 1918
" Hayl4th,1918
/3/ Ur. Charles Bdieon.
x ia reoeipt of a oa
& Oo., Ltd., readlne as follows
"Government ohartorod opeoial vosool Bailing from States
end July - Space all our orders with yon will be 'granted
this atoaraor if you can promloo delivery oablo immediately
"oan you supply '
Tho 4000 B-6-H Colls roforrod to above are for the 3onth
African uovemmont Hallways.
„ AW, OBOS3 & 00. .BUESra AlTTOfl,- Wo have oa ordep 7oo
B-^Coll^laood January 3rd, 1000 B-6 and 200 A-4 Oolls plaoed
Messrs Agar, cross & Co. reoontly advised us that their
government lioouoo had about ouplred and indicated that diffioul-
ti°s would bo oxporionoed in hawing this license renewed, but we
were unable to ma'«i any deliveries.
ARfm BJH^jmiSTlABlA. SOra'AY,. v/e have orierB for
100 A-5 Cells
OB A-3 "
10 5-4 "
10 G-6 "
130 L--20 "
immad!
for shipment to our Sydney Office;
685 B-2 Colls
110 3-1-E "
260 2-4
100 B-6
450 A-4
190 A-6
At the present time wo a ro obliged to overcome almost
unsurmountablo difficulties in the matter of Obtaining export
licenses, if wo finally 3ucoeod in obtaining a .liconso for a
stated number of oases and part shipment only is nado, we must surrender
the lioenae and thou obtain a now one for tho bal'moe of the shipment
whloh means a fur tho r delay from ono to two months.
Tho Government is constantly changing their polioy in reference
o granting export licenses and our position ia becoming more difficult
almost daily. I beliervo that some one in the Edison Storage Battery
Company should be delegated to give particular attention to the execution
of our orders, advising us daily, semi -weekly or weekly as to the bat¬
tery material to bo assigned to our orders, and oo-oporate with ne in
order that orders for whloh lioeuses have been received should he given
preference. All things being equal, we would havo no right to expect
preferential treatment, but conditions at present in regard to mdting
foreign Shipments are so unusual and Bteamship space so ooaroe, that
some preference should be given over dombstia orders which oan be shipped
immediately the goodo are ready without formalities.
May 24, I9I8.
Mr. Charles Edison.
Mjr Dear Charles! ORGAHIZATIOHi
Following Wednesday morning's mooting o f the Board of Directors
and the Executive Committee, I took my two good assistants, Messrs, mad'-
and Marsh; to lunoh with me, and, in: the oourse of conversation gave ex¬
pression to my surprise that neither of them, as olosely in touoh with
the business as they are, and being constantly in contact with all of the
Storage Battery Company's problems and the members of its organisation,
oto., were able to put their finger on the cause of onr difficulties,
as indicated by the present situation, and the fact that It seomn to be
lnorea singly neoossary to. tie up more and more moneys in the business,
whloh does not seem to be warranted by the volume of business whloh we
are doing. ■ .
MAKOFACTCB IMG i Mr, Hudd asked me a few questions about Phono¬
graph Works, and I explained to him that with Mr.Luhr constantly in the
faotory, going around from department to department, and knowing as he
does most of our old mon personally, and being an expert meohanioal
man, a very favorable condition exists throughout the Phonograph Works,
due to the faot that the "big boss,'' as it were, is constantly, in rather
dose touoh with all of the men, and the men oan at any time look up from
their work and see him,
I explained to him that all of the Company's reoords, the com¬
puting of the time for payment of work, and the reoords In connection
with the transfer of material from department to. department, and the ;. .V
giving out of work to the men, and tho reoords of . the work whloh passes, .
lnspeotlon, and so at, are all under the supervision of Mr. Howard Eokert,
now Seoretary of that Company, and formerly Assistant Treasurer, and that '
Mr. Eokhiet's previous training in the Treasury Department, whero he has
learned to know, the value of money, plaoes hdmln a frame of mind where
he looks upon raw materials and work in prooesa and finished parts, and
instruments in the faotory, as so muoh oash; whereas most men do hot
view them from the oash standpoint, and as a result thereof Mr. sokert is
trebly valuable to the organisation,— muoh more valuable than the average
man oooupylng a similar position, who does not take the. same viewpoint of
things.
Mr, Mudd enquired about George Owen, I explained that Mr; owen
ooouplos a sort of middle ground as it were; that he is neither giving'
Mr. Charles Etii
-3-
May 24, I9I8,
manufacture of 5-4 oells, they would know what quantities of
mats rials are represented, in order to fill an ordor, and they
oould start their materials coming in and hare everything flow
through in a normal manner. )
. "Since you, ' said Mr. Mudd, addressing me, “have drawn to my
attention the foot that we have no bills of materials oorresponding to
our oomplete oells, I have been giving a little thought to this problem,
and I believe that I can very quiokly devise an automatic soheme for
controlling the situation, which Is eomething m absolute!/ must havo
Butcf oourse if I undertake to do this it will mean the nogloot of my’
regular duties as Sooretary of the Company, and you are asking me to
maintain all of our relations a very high standard, whioh I am anxious
to do, and whioh in reality it Is my real work to do and work whloh 1
like and am perfectly satisfied and contented to do— -the work in whloh
I am happy. But if I am not to do these things it is very evident that
some one should be found to do them."
, In other words, Mr. KUdd has found that we have no roal planning
head for the Edison Storage Battery Company that corresponds to tho func¬
tion that we hope Mr. Owen is going to perform satisfactorily in the
Phonograph Works. :
is an expedle
difficult to
organisation
you probably have oh served, I have been trying to bolster up
1 through my. assistant, Mr. Marsh, but this is ofaly a temporary
I not one on whioh I expect to base permanent suooess. It
nt which I have edopted beoause I rather felt it would, be
introduce a new man into this Edison Storage Battery. Company
to fulfil this need to whioh .Mr, Mudd given expression.
I thought it would be of lnterost to you to know that independ¬
ently of mjr own .thought another man closely in touoh with tho Edison stor¬
age Battery Company situation has arrived at the some conclusion.
. SEIihlflG : I was Just on the point of leaving Mr. Mudd, after we
had disouBsed several other matters, when he oalled me book and said;
"There ie another thing along this same line ;.of organisation, and
that is, we ought to have a Manager of Sales who is here ell the time.
We should have some one here toi whom all the business matters of the Selling
Division otn be referred, and who will deolde things end give the 'Yes'
or *Ko.* It is all right In fact we should have a General Sales Manager
who is constantly out and mooting our customers, and gingering up our sales¬
men, and doing the hand-shaking, and so on. . But it is not right to have
the same man exerolslng both funotions, beoause when thin name man is away
*hero Is nobody to deolde the things whloh come up for deoislou in the
calling breuoh of the business.
"We have grown to the point now when the number of these things
oomiag up is constantly Increasing. / There are' all kinds of oontraots,
and matters of a follow-up nature, in connection with' whloh the proper
at tentlon means promotion of the . Company * n interests, and • saving of many .
dollar?, and at the. present time these matters are being rather bandied
around from floor to floor beoause of laok of euoh a men." V • ■
thomselvoi
addltio
Sj?S}?7£ IS&& —SPcP/Js?'
COIIFEREHOE, JUNE 10, 1$I18.
Present t Mr. Oharlea Edison
Mr. U.U. Jonea
Mr. 0.3. A. Williams
Subjeoti Procedure In Tube Inspection and Tube
Assembly Departments relative to pro-
duotion campaign.
GDHKRlIi 100NCLU3I0H 1 That wherever possible and as far as possible
g^rls be put on (tho work in these two Departments, rather than men, slnoe
there seems to be no Job. exoept graphlting that is unsuitable to women.
A scheme of promotion to be worked out, along the following lines 1
(Outline by Mr. Jones) » ; She first thing is to bring Miss Myrna
Brown into the Department as Xnatruotress, to set up a training room in one
seotion, properly separated f rom the - b alanoe-of ithe-room,.-InBtruotrassr-to~- —
reoelve all applicants for work when sent from Employment Department, and
to definitely oheok'the. following points)
1. Shat the work is satlsfaotery to the applicant.
2. That it Is oonvenlent to her residence,
3. That the rate of pay is satisfactory.
4. Shat she is a type that fits into the program of the Department,
Xf the candidate satisfactorily passes these points she is then to
be definitely engaged,; with instructions to report to the Xnstruotress at a
certain time. when she reports she will have proper card, and Xnstruotress
will take her to the tlme-olook, describe' the reason for the use of the time-
card, and how to use it. She will then show worker where to hang clothing,
explain when she will be paid, and looatlon of toilets. '
Tub* Confers Boat
Worker will then be taken to training room and started at the foot
of the ala as. If several girls are started the samo day they will group
themselves around- the table, and the tnstruotress will point out:
1. Just what the operation is.
2. Whore the part fits in to the Storage Battery.
3. The part it performs in the Storage Battery.
4. The purpoee of a Storage Battery.
5. Brief Statement of how it was developed by Mr. Edison.
Workers will than be assigned to tables aooording to ability. The
One who seems to grasp tho most readily will be plaoed farthest up the lino,
and tho poorest at the bottom. Instruotroas to olronlate book and forth
between them oonstantly, until they seem to be dojng the work satisfactorily.
Study to be made so that propor produotlon is determined, and worker
goes out on to floor when she reaohes the proper figure.
When worker who leaves the head of the olass to go on the floor is
plaoed, she should be very aarefully analysed, and sagged beside a woman of
corresponding temperament, or at least suoh arrangement: made that two person¬
alities whioh will Ola ah are. not plaoed together. . She should bo introduced
.to her neighbor, and first name should be used.
Supervisor of group to be with head Xastruotress, and take the worker
into custody' at this point,
Supervlsor to work on the basis of prevention . rather than cure.
Inspecting production oonstantly, to make certain that the amount of spoiled
material is held. at a minima.
Two rest periods, or more if necessary of shorter duration. In the
forenoon, and the same la the afternoon. everybody to be required to stop
work at that time, to get out, move around, have the windows thrown epos, oto.
Girls on bopping to be promoted through progressive arrangements of
operations to positions as supervisors, and to lespeotioa positions where need
exists.
The aotual statements the Xnstruotresses are going to say to tho
girls should be worked out, so that they always say the same thing, and slid
in the spirit of a salesman.
(Mr. Willlams)i To get somsthing started, I suggest that we get Miss
Brown over hero as Xastruotress sad forelsdy, and let -her work with sons of
ii*f f “fv semsope rations, some of Aroher's job, until sha
is familiar with the work, and let her plok out soma of the host girls for
Subs Conference; -g-
oxamples. Then you have established a table as a group of standard workers,
and you oan say to the others, 'This Is what wo want you girls to aspire to,
to work up to the Base speed that this other table Is going.
(Mr. Charles Edison): But I would rather work out what we want
her to do first. Instead of having her come over, and simply say, 'GO ahead
and do the work. •
(Mr. Jonas); The first thing she must do is to dsolde whloh girls
she is going to take first; and then in what unite the groups should be, six,
ten, twenty —
(Mr. Charles Edison); Another thing is how many supervisors there
will be.
(Mr. Jonas): That depends on production.
(Mr. Charles Edison); They vent be producers.
(Mr. Jones) They will be at least 40 produaers. They will do a
oertaln amount. We will say, 'We will expeot you to turn out so nmoh pro¬
duction as an example to the others. When the girls get tired they should
be stimulated by your example.1'
(Mr. Charles Edison); Ton would not expect the Instructress to be
a producer.
(Mr. Jones); Z would expeot her to have e machine in front of her,
and say, "We don't expeot you to make things, that is not a part sf your. Job,
but it is a part of your Job to encourage the others, and of aourss they
cannot be expeoted to do whst you oannot do yourself, or would sot do.
(Mr. Charles Edison) I would hot wnnt to pny the supervisors piece¬
work.
(Mr. Jones) I would not either. Give the supervisor e bonus on the
basis of the production of her unit, . If the bonus be for improvement In work
oho would gat part of the bonus for making It, Maybe the rates to the Mi ole
group should bo on the gang basis. That should be ooasiderad. If we give
gang rates and one girl stays out that spoils it.
(Mr. Williams): I want to get hold of Eason or somebody, sad get
each of those operatless, and. see if there is any dlfferenoe la produotloa of
different slsad tubes. On sssw operations the speed is the ssae. for, instanoe,
on reaming it is a little slower on the 3/l6 than on the 1/4 inoh. • leant to
get those differences down and go right through! the. department, . and make up
an operation shoot, and show what wo consider straight produotloa, and what are
the rates and what they should be able to earn.
(Mr. Jonas): la proceeding to olassify the Jobs we should take the
Initial step and classify all the Jobs in the plant, we should have that in
mind. sooner or Inter we ere going to set the Jabs up one proper basis.
We will start with rough labor, A .tool maohine open
rela-
tlon to rough labor thot 60 to to 40. Sot those relatione up. than we onn am
our bnee rate t« 40 oenti an hour. Then tt automatically follows that aoraw
msohlne operator! get a third more, or whatever that ii. We ought to net up
a relation In all of our plants. When ever we change raten wi merely change
the bate rates, and unleei thereip lomething fundamentally wrong with the
relationship do not intarferd with It at all. That is something we hawe in
nlnd doing.
(Mr. Charles Edison), We ought to immediately get busy
ing rooms and toilets. whoever the man is ought to got busy,
be a good plan to tell these girls that we are going to piok out
best a week from now-somo glrks to act as supervisors?
on the dress-
Would it not
one of the
(Mr. Jones), I would first get them on the basis of seniority
and general all-round approaohnbility, that is tho first thing. they have
to be approachable. then the next thing is ability to desoribe, to teach,
the next thing is term of service here. Before that I would get their own
individual production back over a period.
_ (**£« Williams), take Miss Brown's operations, start in the first
opatation— start pushing the production, and try to spaed it up. toko the
various steps, oapping or whatever operation comes first, line that up
train the girls to see that they are all working toward one and, and have the
fullest opportunity to got ahead. We will have time to .judge Just which is
the best worker, and piok one girl to be over the whole group where she shows
up best. than take the best girl outside of her in that group and divide
it into two seotions. Thon go on to the next group, and clean up that way,
and get ease one girl supervisor over each group who is to take every new
girl and start her in and see that she is properly trained.
Conclusion, Miss Brown will start working in the oapping operations
until she is fssdliar enough with the operations to p*ok out the good workers
who will bo suitable for working supervisors as well as a woman to replaoe
her as the head supervisor of the oapping operations.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
llr. Ohas. gdlBOft,
Laboratory.
Uy dear Charles >
Jtme 14, 1918
In referenoe to our conversation ln/£ha Library yesterday, I thought
further to give you some real data as to why our >|Jroduotion was really aurtalled In
the Edison Storage Battery Oo. during the time Wo took on Government orders.
If you had oonsulted the minutes that should be available of the
meetings held In the Laboratory, especially the Executive meetings, where we had a
Seoretary to take notes of everything that was said (I am not familiar as to what
happene to these records hut believe they should be accessible to you so you could
get any Information and use them at any time) you should have been informed as to
the conditions and our Inability to produoe our usual sohodule at each meeting.
In order to relieve you of going through these records, I am giving
you herewith a report In detail.
In addition to this report I will have a sample of oaoh order in
the Library to show you what has been donej steel boxes, new type battery, and the
non-splllable valve which had to be developed and tools made for same at a time when
the Personnel Service Department was unable to . secure help.
We are shy at least 40 men In our Cool Boom today, all of which
you were familiar with end I had written you a pleading letter to assist me, through
the Personnel Department, to get help for the Storage Battery Company, or place
someone In charge of the Personnel Department with ability to do so and work closer
with the Edison. Storage Battery foremen.
Following is my report;
1st; Production lost due: , to soarolty and poor quality of Iron.
30$ loss 1* production February 2nd to March 9th, 18,660 A-4 equivalent cells.
2nd; Production lost due to shut downs by Fuel Administration.
9 days 0 1750 per day, 15,750 cells .
3rd; Production lost due to lack of and Inability to get help.
Punning with average of 90$ - 14,600 oells.
4th; Production lost on aooount of the necessity of ohanglng over
tools from l/4" to 3/16" tubes. March 9th to April 13th, loss in oells, 12,500 and
loss of stook of plates for 4,000 cells.
5th; Time lost by Cool Room on account of making up oells . for Signal
Corps by hand, by order of United 3tates' Government, thereby delaying our tool room
in keeping up our toola and producing new tools. January, L20 calls for Llbsrty Motor;
February, L40 oells for Signal Corps, 23$ of Tool Room 3-1/2 weeks.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Memorandum
Ohaa .Edison
6/u/lB
6thi Produotlon lost through strike in Iron load Department May 10th
1/2 day, 990 oells.
7th: Produotlon lost through strikes in Tube Assembly and Tube
loading departments weeks ending March 2nd and May 18th, 3,760 oells
Sth; Production lost on account of help staying out. Average 5% of
total, 7,026 oells
9tht Delay on account of non-epillable valve, six weeks.
Total loss of produotlon due to above aauses, 73,176 oells
*
ry —Jz# e
Edison Storage Battery Co.
. r ^
Export Divieion
Mr. H.G, .
Vioe President and
Gen'l Sales Manager
for Mr. I.H.Daviea
Office Manager
for Mr. W. Bremer
Bill Clerk
Yesterday I paid my first visit to our new Selling
Division, the Export Division of E. S. B. Co. in Sew York City
to go over their accounting, and in this connection several
matters oame up which I thought Best to reduce to memorandum
form for your Information. y
Mr. Stevens is in urgent need of a complete copy of our
prioe list on parts. X understand that he sent a man here to. make
a oopy of Mr. Bremer's hook. I would advocate that the hilling
department of Export Division he given the same information as
the hilling department of the Selling Division, aB they have the
same problems confronting them in regard to making out invoices. .
Copies of all data which will he useful should he supplied them. y
The shipping department is requested to date all packing lists
for the Export Division with the date that the shipment is finished
paoked, regardless of vhether the same 1b shipped or not. This in¬
formation will be of material assistance to Mr. Stevens.
I would suggest that you have Mr. Veale furnish Mr. Stevens each
week with a list of orders ready for shipment. These possibly oould
he made up late Friday afternoon and mailed on Saturday morning
so Mr. Stevens could have them the first thing Monday morning, which
would enable him to plan his week's work.
CC Mr. Van Huise, Mr. JacobBen.
Mr. Member t,- confidential;
There is something radically wrong in the relations of the
two selling divisions. It is too had tha]t we waste our time arguing .
about internal things when we should be devoting our energies to pro¬
duction and sales.
I spent a very profitable half day with Mr. Stevens. We went
over matters with regard to' accounting at the new Export Division
of E. S. B. Co. and 1 think we are going to get along very nicely.
Mr. .Stevens wants to do things the way they should be done and the
way we want them done, and' it is certainly a pleasure to deal with a
man of his type.
- 0O0 —
Secre tary.
♦
+
Mr. S. B. liambert:
ff&.'ff*. 'sy -Sh>
Jane 19, 1918
Ulioon S torage Buttery 0
1 attach, hereto copy of oar oontraot with the International Hiokel
Company. She Government price of niokel.has Been eatabliahed at Z&i and the
International Jfiufcel (kmtpuny advice no that wo aro tho only one of their oua-
tomera now paying leas than the Government prioe for our niakol and havo asked
us to brlns up our price on reduaed niakol to SBp per pound at onoe. On the
basis of our present deliveries of approximately 80,000 pounds per month, this
would mean an ihoreaeo of \f*,000.00 per month. Our present oontraot. has 18.
months to run. It la fair to assume that the inoroase will mean at least
$4,000.00 per month during that entire period.
Jhey are willing to aonsider redrawing the oontraot on the basis
of a further extended period at this time.
Your esoecinl attention l.e invited to the two 'oloslng paragraphs
Of the oontraot. They make no claims with reference to their oosts being
greater from the standpoint emphasised in thi's paragraph; that is. Governmental
restrictions in the import or export of materials. Wiese have remained lun&hanged aid
any change which would Sffect us would naturally effect their entire operation
so that this aluaso .is not pertinent at this time. The final clause Of the
oontraot is, of oourso, a very particular one and reduces the oontraot to the
intent back of it. ,
The International Make! Company have always boon able to deliver
material as rapidly we needed name and they now advise mo that they will
oontinue to do so just so long ae our account is- paid promptly within the ten
day period and they oannot make shipments if there are unpaid bills on hand
when shipment must be made and on this platform they stand.
Tho vary advantageous feature of the oohtraot is the foot that our
needs are oovered in a very peculiar way with a minimum of 5,000 lbs. per
oontraot year and a maximum of 2,000,000 lbs. per year. The question pres¬
ented is whether or not it is good business polioy sinqe our requirements
are confined to one source of supply ^iq" grant thoa the' increased price whloh
would aost us in round figures $72,000.00 UftH>f the unexpirod term of the oon¬
traot and negotiate a new oontraot subject to decline when prioes return to a
more normal condition or to insist upon the filling of our oontraot, permitting
us to meet the situation as we beat may with the International nickel or
another possible eouroe of supply on January 1st,’ 1920.
BKOOOT^IOH, If the Directors of tho Edison Storage Battery
s's, OompBnyrfeel that a new source of supply oan be made available by the first
'•of Js«u&<^'1920, the undersigned reoommends that we stand on our oontraot
/-;;prioe’.'’'-y)!'If:? however, we are tied indefinitely to the International- nickel
!:i Ccjgpanyt |I thon believe it the oourse of wisdom to grant the deeired increase
, .- at this" time.
P, 't A 1 promised to advise the International
VlliiMthe proaiaos not later than the 2?th of June.
Hiokel Company our oonolusi on
AOBiHJH
[ATTACHMENT]
She International Niokel Company
43 Er change Plaae,
H8w York City
AGHBEMENT dated June olg2iteenth 1914. i
THE INTEBNATIOMAL NICKEL COMPANY, hereinafter oallad the "Seller, and
EDISON STOHAGE BaTIEHY COMPANY of Orange, New Jersey, hereinafter called the
'Buyer", do hereby agree as follows!
pvr1i?<1 filming January 1st, 1918 and ending Deoember 31st,
1919 the Seller shall sell and deliver to the Buyer, and t lie Boyer ahall pur¬
chase from the Seller, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,
all the nickel In ary form or combination which Bhall, during said period,
i£di~s«S a3* ??rf3 the Buyer may, either directly or
indireatly (as hy stook ownership) , own, operate, lease or control; PHOVIDBD,
however, that the amount of such nickel shall la no event bo less than 8.000
lbs. per oontraat year, and that the Sailer may eleot not to sell and deliver
to the Buyer In exoees of 2,000,000 lbs. per contract year.
Ihe Buyer ahall give to the Seller at least thirty (30) days written
of lta niokel requirements. Should such requirements exceed
100,000 lbe. In any oalendar month at leaBt sixty (6&) days such notice
shall be given- The Seller shall, fill all orders with reasonable promptness.
ifloations^01181 doliv81,ie8 hereunli«r shall conform to the following spec-
,, Seduced Nickel; Metallic Hiakel in Shot, Plaquettes or Blocks;
and Metallic Nickel in Bare l-l/2" x Z-l/z« X 30" or l-l/2" x 6" x 20".
•_ All cobalt contained in nioxel delivered hereunder shall be con¬
sidered to be, and shall be ppld for as, nickel.
. The Buyer ahall receive and pay for all nickel .deliverable hereunder
aooording to the following terms and conditions!
PBIOE per pound! For Be duo el Niokel 30^; for Metallic Hiokel as above 96f(
'■ Sot oaBb t0h days from date of Seller's invoioe; payment to be
made to Sellar, or to any agent exproBBly designated by seller to receive
aucm payment. In funds payable at par in Sew York City.
All niokel deliverable by tho Seller hereunder ahall be delivered
F. 0. B, Cara at Seller's Works, at Bayonne, N. J.
[ATTACHMENT]
j
If, at any tine, and so long as,' the Government of the United States,
the Dominion of Canada, or anyof the latter's provinces shall in any
way restriot or affeot'the import or export of niokel ore, oopper niokel
ore, nickel matte, popper nickel matte, nickel oxide or niokel metal and
thereby Inorease the ooflt.of finished niokel to the Seller at its
delivery point at Bayonne,', H. J., the Seller may Inorease the prloe of
all niokel deliverable under this oontraot by the amount of suoh inorease
of cost* The seller shall, however, give written notioe to the Buyer of
any. suoh increase of oost and , the Buyer may thereupon within thirty days
of the receipt of suoh notice terminate this oontraot by giving written
notioe to the saller of its desire so to do-
If, fax by reason of acts of God, strikes or other causes beyond its
oontrol, the Seller shall be unable to make delivery of niokel hereunder,
or if, for similar reasons , the Buyer shall be unaDle to reoelve
deliveries hereunder, this agreement shall.be suspended so long as suoh
conditions shall oontizme.
THE IHEESBHATIOHAL H1CKEI, COMPANY
lalgned) W. A- Bostwlok
ASSISTANT TO THE PBESIDEHT
(signed) Ihos. A. Edison, President ^
' '• \ ;
for jv
e?
urchasingg Service Department Memorandum: In reply refer to;
A;
June 28, I9I8.
Direotorss Edison Storage Battery Company.
Subjeot: International Niokel Company.
The undersigned desires to report the result of a further
interview with the representative of the International Niokel Company.
Mr. Lawson stated that at the request of the Government he had visited
Washington last week, and had been instructed that the shortage of
niokel made it necessary for them to very oarefully allooste every
pound of niokel available, at least during the remainder of this year,
and he wished to know just what use we were making of the niokel they
were f urniShingsps/ I explained to him in detail, and he has assured
me that they will treat every phase of our requirements as absolutely
essential, and rate us on deliveries aooordingly.
The International Nickel Company will manufacture anodes in
ucoordanoe with any reasonable design whloh we may submit, and in con¬
sideration of this they ask that if an eoonomy is effected that we grant
them an increased price from 35 cents per pound to 38 cents per poind,
the latter being the Government price.
Mr. Lawson agreed upon ray explanation that since we have approx¬
imately $3,000,000.00 worth of unfilled orders on whioh we would suffer
a loss of approximately $30,000.00 if we increased reduced hiokel from
30 cents a pound to the Government prioe of 35 oents a pound, that in
consideration of our agreeing to the increased rate, following our pre¬
sent commitments, they would continue deliveries this year at contract
prioe. This would mean the new price would be effootive about January 1st,
The International Niokel Company wish us to study our shot niokel
situation and ask if we cannot use a lower oarbon niokel, aB there is a
particular need for the high oargon shot nickel we are now redeiving.
I promised to submit the foregoing facts to the Board of Direc¬
tors, and to advise Mr. Lawson of your final decision in the matter within
a fortnight.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) A. C. Emery.
AOE : EP
“Marsh; Wish to thoroughly know about this situation.
Return this after thorough investigation.
"Mambert."
^August 1,
TO ALL ' '■•1918
1331301! !' •
STOHACE ...
1. Storage 'batteries are very essential in winning the war; that is one
thing. every employee in the 3diaon Storage Battery Company should realize.
2. lack of storage batteries moans delay in making and handling munitions;
delay in handling Aruy and llavy supplies at terminals, warehouses, and docks;
delay in, coal mining; delay in lumber shipments and ship building, etc., etc.
3. Airplane wireless .outfits, mine locomotives, industrial trucks .and.
tractors, elaotrio safety mine lamps, and many other kinds of apparatus used
in the war, must be provided. with storage batteries or they cannot -be operated.
4. Delay mu3t bo overcome. Every American or Allied- citizen will do hia bit
to inoreaso production; it. is Ms part in winning, the war.
5. Every Honday and Thursday, our Advertising Department will send your Fore¬
man a supply of bulletins containing reproduced photographs showing what some
of the storage batteries which you have helped to make are doing to win the
6. Thos'o bulletins arc for you. Take them home. Show them to your frionds.
Lot thorn know how you are doing "your bit."
7. Eomombor our part (your3 and mine) is, to mako more storage batteries, and
then noro storage batteries, and than EOEE storage batteries until the war io-
won by the Allies.
\
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Ur. Headoworoft:
Please advise Hr. Edison tl
trying to obtain some nickel hydrate
out the tests he wanted made.
Orders were sent to Silver Lake two months ago and several add¬
itional requests for this material have been made, but every request has been
met by the statement that no bismuth is obtainable. 'Phis is probably true,
and this note is not to oomplain of the Chemical Works, but to advise Hr.
Edison that I have neither forgotten nor neglected this experiment.
As soon as the necessary materials are delivered, I will begin
these tests lumedlately.
Aligust 29^J918
f two months I have been
wl$i bismuth added in order to carry
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY ^fe Cssa-rS?^^
Mr. Charles Edison:
August 29, 1918.
ll/ES
n suggesting a general polioy for
(1) The labor market demands that women - not girls - be substituted
for the present staff of observers. '
The young men now in the Department appear to have no interest
in their work and when under no authoritative observation, spend their
time in skylarking, yelling and swearing to suoh an extent that even the
neighboring residents have oomplaiued.
This condition has not improved, but ls.apparently worse.
(2) The male staff should oonslst of:
(a) One Head of the Department who would oversee it, and be responsible
for its oonduot and results.
He should have some reasonable hours in the daytime and be re¬
quired to visit the Department at least 3 times weekly at night and have
a general idea of how the work is being conducted during the night shifts.
He should be a man of sufficient age to command the ohedienoe of the staff
under him and compel effioiont work.
He should be something of an eleotro-chemist though not necessari¬
ly a skilled one. Hr. Pedersen and .myself can furnish the needed knowledge
if the Head knows enough to understand thcrprinciples and reasons for suggest¬
ed investigations.
Suoh a man would be about 35 years old and at the present, rates
of employment would cost about $65.00 per week. t
(b) One assistant to the Head of the Department. Hr. Cook would be
an excellent man for this. His hours should not be exactly the same as those
of the Head. He should report about 2 hours later in the morning and stay
2 hours later in the evening, so that there would be 10 hours eaoh day of
practically direot management by the Head and his Deputy.
(o) One Man, to. take charge after the assistant Head leaves. Albreoht
would be a good man.
(d) One Man to take charge after seoond man (o) leaves. He would
stay until the assistant would oone in on the following day and in this
way have 2 hours on duty while the Head is in the office. He can report
and dlsouss the work of the previous evening with the Head of the Depart¬
ment, so that the responsible manager would be in personal oontaot with
2 of the 3 shifts.
(e) One man for plotting ourves and doing other work
aoter. Day shift.
of a like char-
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
MEMORANDUM
/!P-
(2).
August 29, 1918.
' il/bs
(f) One assistant for two night shifts. That is the one man would
oome on after the first night shift and stay until two or three hours
after the seoond night shift hud oome on. . ,
(3) The female staff would. oonsist of suoh a number of wanen as the
conditions would require. One of these, on the day shift, Bhould be a
good stenographer and typewriter so that all notes, could:be neatly kept
and in triplioate. She should also file records and keep up all ( file
indexes. The general speoifioations for- these women would bei
(a) Hot under 25 years old, preferably over 28.
(b) Neat, clean and careful of their persons: Oniy women of this
type will be careful about making exaot observations of soientifio. exper¬
iments.
(o) No '’good lookers". The less personally attractive^- the better
for the work. V
(d) In case matrons are required for the night shift, they should
be middle aged, say 38 to 42 years old. Young wasen oould not exercise:
the requisite authority. Old women have not enough energy.
Matrons in every case should perform work and have regular duties
in addition to supervision of the female staff.
These suggestions would of course be modified after a little
practical experience in running the Researoh Bepartment after the maimer
outlined.
EDISON STORAGE BATTER! COMPANY
INVENTORIES AS AT ACG. 31, 1918.
EDISON CHIMICAL WORKS DIVISION
Material & Supplies
Reduced Nickel
Sheared Bars
Mercury
Acide
Oxides vat/foa/ (Psatyo J
Potash ' •—/
— _ Soda
Coke
Fuel Oil
Mill Supplies & Miso
Work in Process
Nickel.
Iron >7' ■’
Chemicals in process
Finished Stock /■
Iron ,/
Nickel
Meroury Oxides
Reclaimed Iron
Anodes
Phenol Resin & Wax Dept
Material & Supplies
Phenol
Cartons and cases
Stearic Acid
/ 19,600.00
30,800.00
36,700.00
2,800.00
,.2,900.00
7,100.00
28,300.00
4;200.00
6, 200.00
. 6,700.00
1,600.00 j
45.700.00 F 191,500.00 v
r 123, 750.00
60,500.00
29.300.00 213,500.00
59,400.00
-T36.700.00
’ 6,800.00
900.00
1.100.00
, /
104,900.00 J 609,900.00
14,100.00
5,700.00
4.600.00 24,400.00 '
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
Material & Supplies
.^^_-J5teel
Lwj*-®'"' Tool Room stock
r. Mill Supplies & Misc
Lumber
Work in Prooess
' Finished oells assmhld
11 " filled .
Rubber parts , - -
Hydrate
Iron
Steel Parts
r 450,000.00. ^
9,700.00
52,100i00 J
34.700.00 r 547,000.00
Bolling Hill Dept 10,200.00
BOX & Ersy Dept 14,000.00
Manufacturing orders 133,400.00
Jotting orders covering
wort for various Div’s 47.500.00
SELLING DIVIS10JJ
Finished Stook
Finished cells assembld
" » filled |1
" " " |2
3rd class •' in transit
parts
Trays
Battery Hentai
House Lighting Equip t
Ulne lamp Accessories
Stock at Hew York
" at Chicago
Cells on consignment
Repair Department
{fork in process
3rd class cells
Bepsir orders
2,500.00
285,500.00
21,200.00
4,300.00
48,000.00
1,700.00
8,300.00
2,500.00
1,400.00
11,100.00
9,200.00
16.600.00
export Division
Finished Btock ready for
Bhipment
-POTffiR SERVICE DIVISION
Coal 31,000.00
impair parts & supplies g. 000. 00
CONTROL DIVISION
Eeaerve for
Int. on Investment
Administrative Exp
End class cells
Slow movine & obsolete stk
129,000.00
27,000.00
22,000.00
50.000.00
Edison storage battery supply co.
Pool fit Coast
boston
Philadelphia
Control, battery rental
72,300.00
5,100.00
. 600.00
51,400.00
1.544.000.00 2,091,000.00
412,300.00
20.300.00 432,600.00
2,600.00 2,600.00
34.000.00
3,111,800.00
226.000.00
2,883,800.00
129.400.00
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EXPERIMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING SERVICE ty ~ - 1
LABORATORY OP THOMAg A. EDISON.
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REPER TO:- _ _ _
PROHj- _ _ John P. Constable
REFER TO MEMO^ fca-lOS
DATE: September 16th, 1918
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Being a very cold and wintry day I am confined to my
office and am consequently getting down to my premise of writing
out for you my ideas in connection with the Storage Battery Engineer-
ing Department, as per our conversation of last week. '°\
I quite agree with you that the Engineering Department
of as large a Division as the Storage Battery should come directly
under the General Manager of that Division and he responsible to him,
and yet be connected with the Central Engineering Head to promote the
standardization of methods and the most economical use of general en¬
gineering facilities.
My recommendation is that you establish on Engineering
organization in the Storage Battery along the following lineB:
1 - That you appoint a Product Engineer.
If the Storage Battery Company were entirely separate
from any other Company the Product Engineer would prdbably have the
title of Chief Engineer, but to avoid duplication of titles, and in
, order that the centrallization' scheme may be worked out, I would
suggest using the title "Product Engineer".
I recommend that Mr. Harold Smith be appointed to this
position, and that he report directly to you, or to whoever you put
in charge of the Storage Battery, but he would be affiliated with me,
as Chief Engineer, and with the Product Engineers of other Divisions
for our mutual cooperation and benefit, c. :
The Product Engineers' duties can best, be sunmarized by
saying that he is Mr. Edison's direct representative ’in' that Division,
and should consider the engineering erd of the business as a whole, as
Mr. Edison would if he were there in person. , In other words, the Pro¬
duct Engineer should keep in touch with the Sales Department and the ’
performance of the product in the field. He- should also keep in touch'
with the Manufacturing Department as to methods of manufacture to produce
uniformity, production and low costs, consistent with quality up to Mr.
Edison’s standard.
In order for him to fulfill’ these functions it'will be
neoessary for him to have experimental facilities and research facilities
for determining eauses of irregular ’per forminces either in the field or
in the factory, and also testing facilities to assure himself of the
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1935-2-5M-1217
TO:- Chprlea Edlai
REFER TO msa.fi 1 9.106
Sg. .Department DATE: September 18th, 1918.
John P. Constable
uniformity and quality of the product.’
I would recommend that you outline the following organizations
1 - Mr. Harold Smith as Product Engineer. Reporting to Mr. Smith
an.Bxperimental and Research Department, now represented, I believe, hy Mr.
Lyndon.
2 - A Development Department, as now represented by Mr. Peterson’s
activities.
3 - A Testing Department, as now represented hy Mr. c0ok, and the
present Research Department.
X believe that this end of the business should not be called
"Research" as it is really cheek testing the various products and is largely
a routine matter.
With these three main functions directly under your Product
Engineer, I believe that you should leave the details of working this organiza¬
tion out to him.
Silver Lake, the necessary experimental and research facilities, and testing /
illlties. * /
As the Storage Battery Manufacturing Department is so closely
allied to the Storage Battery Cherni-al Works, I would also recommend at the
same time that you appoint Mr. H. IT. Oox, Product Engineer for the Chemical
Works, and that he be given the responsibility and authority necessary to
fill that position. Mr. Cox already has, through the Laboratory Organlzatic
at Silver Lake, the n ' ‘
facilities,
It is my idea that the Central Laboratory , with Mr. Stewart as
Manager, will furnish the necessary facilities along these lineB for the Product
Engineers of the Silver Lake Divisions.’ Mr. Cox and Mr. Smith, of course, will
be very closely related.
^mlth
In our conversation you brought up the question "of how far the
Product Engineer was interested in process and manufacture?" , The Product Engineer
fs naturally interested in everything pertaining to his product, and should have
at, any rate an advisory say in such matters. Consequently, I think it would be
advisable to ask Mr. Smith to appoint a Manufacturing Committee in the Storage
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EXPERIMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING SERVICE
LABORATORY OF THOMAS A. EDISON.
_ Mr .Oharas Sdl.an _ REFER TO IBO.V106
Storage Battery Engineering Department
September 18th, 1918.
John P. Constable
Battery, con si sting of himself and Mr. Monahan, Mr. Ro'seoe Smith, and
any others whom he may need so they can frequently discuss the various
problems which are so closely inter-related.
I trust the above will meet with your approval, and I am
sure that if you will start Mr. Smith and Mr. '’ox off with the proper
"punch" that the organisation will wo A itself out very smoothly.
JPCsGAF
“°^er °?usa ?or Prioa reduotion. The policy behind all product*,
°5 b EdlBon doea not p0rmlt nB to 1<Jwer tha
ofonr materiala or workmanship in order to market an inferior product.
Therefore, slnoe we oanaot substitute inferior materials' ani labor
we oannot rednoe prlooaon that soore. ’
Summing up, therefore, there in no reduced coat of materials
and labor, we have no orver-eupply of our product, we have no fictitious high
prioe to lop^ off, ani we will not aubetitute inferior materials or labor,
therefore it is not poeslble to rednoe our selling prioe. it naturally
follows that anyone purchasing Edison Storage Batteries has a stabilised
investment in the future as well as in the past.
Carbon Copy to - Messrs, Thomas A. Edison.
Charles Edison.
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Dear Sir»-
With this, the beginning of the calendar year, and with the approach of our new
fiscal year, I deem it opportune to review the past 12 months and briefly give you
some idea as to what may be expected in the way of deliveries and what it will be
our duty to dispose of for the next 12 months - especially from the First of
Maroh to February 28th, 1920,
During the past 12 months we have, as you know, had our hands full exeouting Govern¬
ment orders, whioh have upset our oommerolal deliveries] and as a matter of fact so
disturbed our production of standard types that we never have known Just what we
oould ship to manufacturers, or when.
She War Industries Board, together with the Fuel Administration, restricted our output
for ordinary oommerolal purposes in order to divert as rauoh of our production to
essential Government purposes as they deemed necessary in stimulating the output
of coal and other necessities as a war measure. It was naturally our patriotic duty
to take care of the Government requirements first. It may be news to yod, but true
nevertheless, that with the exception of batteries for industrial truck and tractor
use, we did not of ourselves solicit direot Government business. The Radio Develop¬
ment, Aircraft and kindred departments of the Government, placed large oiders with us
for small types, suoh as the L'b,M*b, W’b, B»b and J*s, and G4, suofe that for some
time our 3/16" tube production with every possible faoillty at our command was given
over to the manufacture of the above types for Government requirements. We were
hard hit in the matter of labor, as was every industry in this section, and not alone
was it impossible to seoure labor at any price, but the tool makers of this section went
on a strike for almost prohibitive hourly rates, and with the Fublio Seryioe output
of ourrent for all but direot Government purposes purtailed, and even with us curtail ed
to quite some extent, you can realize that business "as usual" was impossible. We
have been oritioized by some manufacturers very severely for non-delivery, but these
oritioisras in some oases were based on the selfish motives of those who. would further
their own interests first; and with but 1 little thought of either the Government
necessity nor of their oonpetitors' rights or needs. Every energy and every resource
were bent to the one purpose. Hot for a day until Peace oame were we left in doubt
as to our line of action.
"In a day when it was expected that the War would still be its whole business the
Nation suddenly faoed Peace and now enters a year beset with problems, There was
leadership in war, but Industry must find its own way througi the adjustments of
Peaoe. An Epoohal Year is ahead. Something more than Optimism must be brought to
tasks that will be greater even than those of War—- ».
Courage, Ineight and the Determination to win must marie every ooneoioue action of
oura during the New Year.
Our produotlon of batteries for Government war purposes is praftioally at an end. We
still have left some undelivered orders but the next few weeks will see these out of
the way and we oan begin to see our way clear to turn our entire output over to the
commercial interest, whom in a measure it might seem we have negleoted.
With the above tasks accomplished we muBt oonoentrate on ways and means to secure new
business along our aooustomed lines of activity and bring to bear our utmost intelli¬
gence in dealing with the problems that will confront us. the art of selling will call
for our greatest resourcefulness, and as never before. There is a tendenoy to wait and
watch for lower prices and to use this as an excuse for scarcity of business. One only
has to reflect as to his own living expenses to obtain the answer. labor costs have
not been reduood, nor will labor stand a out for some time to oime, if ever, with the
possible exception of special war workers who were necessary at any price. The material
market does not show any particular tendenoy to reduce prices. We oannot judge of loser
prices from what a few of the automobile manufacturers have done, for their- increased
prioeB during the last year were based somewhat on their decreased production as made
imperative by order of our Government; and now that the limitation on their output haB
been partially withdrawn and re-adjustments made, suoh that the manufacturers oan pro¬
duce in greater volume, and the outlook ahead for their former regular production
bright, they have in some cases announced reduction in price.
It is agreed by some of the large Industries that steel being the prime part of our oell,
and that as steel will be reduced in oost, that we should reduce our prices. let me
say for your information that the entire oost of steel entering into an A4 cell ooBts
but 87^. Therefore reduction of anyoonsequence in the cost of steel would have no
effect whatever in our prloes.
When food stuffs, hats and shoes show a substantial reduction in price we oan possibly
expeot a reduction in our ppioes, but as long as we pay $8,60 for a former $5. hat, and
$10. to $12. for a former $8. pair of shoes, there is little excuse 'for the customer to
expect a price reduction for some time to oome. Spot lead is lower somewhat in price
than formerly, but with lead at 6~§- and Antimony at .8, with the high costs of lead-
oxides and labor, I do not believe you oan look for angreat reduction in price of lead
batteries.
Our produotlon of standard types I am happy to say is inoraasing week by week and the
Increase will be held as fast as gained. We are now producing a greater number of
oells per day, both by types and in A4 equivalents, than ever before, bsuoh that we will
have available a greater number of oells for distribution this year than in any previous
year of our history. Our unfilled orders have been reduced and are being reduced at a
satisfactory rate and within three months we will have completed our hack unfilled orders
and will have only our current unfilled orders on hand.
As of Jan. 1st, 1919 you may promise delivery of new orders in any of our standard types
in from 90 - 120 days; by April 1st to 15th ’in from 60 - 90 days; and by June 1st in
from 30 - 60 days. If delivery assumes an all-important aspeot in any particular case
I request that you refer the matter with full details to me .and a speoial arrangement
may ve effected for an earlier delivery. Bvery Dlstriot Offloe mat not expeot that
every order can be made speoial, and therefore you must do your best to defer the
delivery to the schedule of dates sis given above.
sell, and whioh It Is neoessary to dispose of. Conpetltion this year will tax your
o our age to the utmost, hut I helleve that "Where there's a Will, there's a way" and
I know that you will find a wayo
If you oan suggest any inprovements as to our nanner of doing business that will aid
you, please do. not hesitate to inform me. We will all have to work together and I
bespeak of - you your earnest and hearty op-operation with those at Orange and I oan
assure you that hy mutual oo-operatlon and assistance I know we oan realize our
ambition to perform the tasks Bet before us. The last two months orders have fallen
far nehind any previous two months during the last three or four years and therefore
I wish to inpress upon you the necessity for immediate action in seouring new
business. Put on your thinking oapB and take a hitch in your harness and start
out immediately and fili us full of new business. It has got to be done, so right¬
about faoe and do itt
Sincerely,
flztfefif - S±^pnwu mNB .
date January 15, I9I9.
effective , Maro.h 1/ 1919.
Vioe President and Finanolal Exooutive.
The Board of Dirootors, Edison Storage Battery Co.
aubjeci: Conference of the Board of Directors, Edison Storage Battery Co,,
held January 15, 1919.
At a oo-operative conference of the Board of Directors of the Edison
Storage Battery Company, held this day, January 15, I9I9, Present:
Messrs. Charles Edison, Chairman,
Stephen B. Member^' J. p, Monahan
II. G. Thompson 1/ C. S. A. Williams
H. S’. Miller - J. V. Miller
Arthur Mudd Lucian A. Marsh.
it was oo-operatiyely agreed that effective March 1, I9I9, the fundamental
principle would be oarried out of reoognizing tho three main branches of the
business, namely, Chomloal Works, Manufacturing and Soiling (the latter of
which inoludes both Domestic and Export) as separate entireties to the extent
that all purchase agreements covering tho supply of either finished produot,
or parts of finished produot, or work with parts of raw material, or in oonneotion
with the manufacture thereof, should be supplied under a fixed prloe. Said
fixed price to be established and presented at 2 o'olook in the afternoon of the
Wednesday next preceding the new quarter.
It was decided that the function of the Secretary as definitely
outlined in the By-Laws of the Corporation is to have general supervision
over all the rooords of the Company, and that it iB his duty to call to the
attention of the Division Managors any irregularities or differences existing
in their reoords, or any other matters whioh in his opinion Bhould be drawn
to their attention. It is entirely within the scope of the funotlon of the
Secretary, and it should be his duty to observe whether or not suoh matters
as ho may drww to the attention of our respeotive managers in aooordanoe with
the above are properly acted upon, and if any of these reoommendatlonB should
not be acted upon, it beoomes the duty of the Seoretary — if in hiB opinion
they are sufficiently important to warrant executive notion — to speoifioally
call the same personally to the attention of the Vioe President and Financial
Executive. After making the recommendations direotly to the Managers and
personally appoaling tbnthe Vico President and Flnanoiali Executive for
executive notion relative thereto, tho Vioe President and Financial Executive
will assume responsibility therefore to tho President and the Chairman' 6f tho
Board.
Signed for the Meeting,
Stephen B. Mambert,
Vioe President and
Financial Executive.
March 10,1919.
Mr. Edison:-
i * . 1 sPant a day and night in Washington
who w ?utlar<
he was transf erredflaboutdtw6 wtSfa^olnris^nS^fn11?^8 *
department of the Davy, under Admiral Kimball
He seems to be quite happy and contented. ■“mDa11'
the Hanford thought you would be interested in
“h° f n1? Jns extract from the "Radio Press Bulletin"
dated Ootober 13,1918. He came aorossst it in ht=
researches and thought you would be interested as it
ICu exirefsed7at°thrd?/erlfyinS your own views*, which
in 191? d * th° time you were down in Washington'
lhe extract is as follows:
"Admiral Sims addressing the
American Editors visiting England
said he asked Americans how many sub¬
marines they supposed were operating
against merchantmen and transports
and that he never got an estimate of
less than fifty, sometimes one hundred.
As a matter of fact the average was
eight or nine, sometimes twelve or
thirteen"
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Hr Stephen B Humbert
Vice president
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Orange lT.j,
Dear Hr Mambert:-
„ J am ln reoolPt °f a very lovely letter from
Hr Thompson with enclosure and wish to thank you
personnal.iy for I know and appreciate that you are
largely responsible for the same.
■ It has ever been a source of great help to me ln
my work knowing at. least that YOU have a wider vision
than most folk, and feeling that the day would come
when you and I could perhaps get closer- thereby working
Wl1^ rn ?^ly be a great ble business by much j
broader policies than have prevailed.
. I believe with you that the Edison storage Battery l
Oo s business has limitations only ln proportion to a
vlevv of the same backed un with courage, at the i
same time using care and good Judgement. j
There is one thing that worries me and that is our j
foreign business, which I am convinced will slip away 1
( “ the same as the Pleasure vehicle business did
S®6 of the exclusive arrangements with the Detroit
/ tSe tlme arrlve9 that my knowledge
situation and the suggestios I think I could
/ssi si itr °f “8 °°- rae "mt“ 1 ■»■*'« «
ruu zz'sjs ana a
sincerely Yours.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Mr. W. A. "oadowcroftj Confidential Secretary to
Mr. Thomas A. Edison.
heai1 Mr. meadowcroft:
I am attaching copy of telegram sent Mr. Edison on April 1st,
and also letter reoeived by mo dated April 13th from Mr. r. D.
Wagoner, i-resident of the Elliott wisher Co., Harrisburg, ra.
Mr. Wagoner is chairman of the legislative committee, as yet,
of tho M. E. H. A., and wo are going to have the largest Con¬
vention ever held in Atlantio City May 19th to 22nd. if
Mir. Edison should feel like granting Mr. Wagoner's request, x
believe that suoh a statement would be of some service to us, as
tor. Wagoner is the best known man in the Electric Vehicle business.
personally, since l have been with this company (a little over
3 years) and prior to the selling out of the general vehicle
Company's interests, this Company, and myself were groatly
indebted to -r. wagoner for giving us largely increased orders,
and for a great many friendly acts that have since held us with
tho Walker company very successfully, and i personally fe&l
under obligations to ur. Wagoner, and am grateful to him as i
w-s in tho employ of his former company for several years.
Thanking you in advance for calling this to '~r. Edison' s attention,
and asking for reply one way or tho other, j. am, as ever.
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[ATTACHMENT]
April 24,1919.
Mr. Seo-i Drake Smith, • '
Edison Storage Battery -Co.
Dear Mr. Smith: < , : • • '
The enolosed oarbon copy of my
letter to Mr. Wagoner will explain itself.
I return, herewith, Mr. Wagoner’s
letter to you and the oopy of the telegram.
.Sincerely your3',
Enclosures - 3.
0HAEIE3 EDISON
Electric Starter.
Mr. H. a, Thompson:
Referring to the Eleotrio Starter that has been
under development for some time, X believe that a big business
will result from this if we can ever get it going, and it is
our disposition to go right ahead with it and spend the necessary
money to develop it If the starter Is found satisfactory and prac¬
tical.
In order that we may be in a position to take such action
as we should take and push this right along, X would like to get from
you the full story of this starter so that later on there may be
no doubt as to who ewns it, etc. The whole thing is hazy in my
mind. What I would like is a sketohy story of the starter from
its inception up to the present 'time.
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CE/lWW OEABEES EDISON.
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Memo. No. 16
Date 4/26/19.
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6-1-19 dlo. 4-30-19
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HR. CHJRU33 EDISOHi—
am.TCni<1 tit,f.0TRI0 SMARTER.
OSia Elootrio 3tarter to which you refer in your memo #16, dated April S,
now owned and oon trolled by the Tidewater Equipment Corporation, of
Portland, Me., was first brought to ny attention some time in 1916. It
was then known as the Jenney Starter and then owned by a Mr. Oberreioh
and a Mr. Jenney of Indianapolis, laid. We oame in contact with this
through being called upon to furnish 5 cells of B4 for a demonstration
which was then being made in Indianapolis in order that 'the then owners
might demonstrate to their sati sfaotion the , adiptability of Edison Batter¬
ies to this Starter, which it was hoped 'could be produced in large quanti¬
ties at a low price and sold for gas pleasure vehicles as well as gas
trucks. i
The matters progressed for some little time. I discussed informally with,
your Father this Starter with the result that I had expressed to Orange
two automobiles, one a Pathfinder and the other a Ford, to which these
Starters were and had been. applied for sane time. We ran the Pathfinder
to Silver lake where your Father was then doing soma special work that
he might see the application and that we might get his ideas as to whether
or not ha thought it advisable for any of us as individuals of the Company
to interest ourselves in the proposition. Your Father expressed the opin¬
ion only that the fundamental principals of this Starter were correct and
if refined should mate a good Starter and suggested to me that we follow
this along for a time at least, the thought alwayB most uppermost in our
minds being that if we oould help along in any way the organization of a
Company to produce a Starter that we would naturally bo the recipients of
a considerable amount of business.
Some little time transpired when the Starter was more or less lost sight
of wlen a Mr. Moulton, President of the Moulton Engineering Corp., of
Portland, Me., became interested in the Starter and made sp exhaustive
investigation and report of the merits and patentable features of the
Starter and he finally became interested in forming a Corporation to buy
the patent rights and build a Starter. The Corporation was formed and he, .
Mr. Moulten, after several visits to Orange, induced a number of us to
. purchase stock and in disoussing,at this time, the matter with your Father
he voluntarily suggested that he would like to interest himself at least
in stock ownership. I think -your Father, at' that time, was inclined to
invest a little more heavily than ha did, hut for some reason or other I
rather had a hunoh that la should not go very far from the fear that I
had at the time that the promotors of the. Starter would use him for the
sale of stock and for other reasons to their heat interest. I, nyself,
invested $1,000, your Father likewise, Billy Bee $500, and I induced
John Miller, unfortunately, to invest $600, for I believed at that time
and still believe that eventually this Starter will be a success.
1
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
The first effort on the part of the Corporation was to get the Esterline
& Angus Company of Indianapolis to redesign the Starter for the reason
that they had in the early stages of the work been interested in the
development. Unfortunately for the Corporation, Esterline & Angus Company
spent a great deal of time attempting to redesign tha Starter with hut
negative results and at the cost of quite a little money to tha Tidewater
Equipment Corporation. Matters went on for some little time unsatisfac¬
torily there being little or no money in the Treasury, whan I felt that
as your Father had invested and as there was a possibility of great develop¬
ment for tha Battery Congo any it was about time that someone did something
and X, therefore, made arrangements for a simplified model to be built in
the Lab., the Battery Company to pay the lab. for the oost of this, which
after satisfactory arrangements with the Tidewater Company, they arranged
to reimburse the Battery Company just as soon as they were in a position
to do so. Mils Starter was completed and developed some little kinks and
was then f o r, varied to Portland, when Mr. Hansen of the Moulten Engineering
Company undertook to again refine this Starter with the result that a
model was developed andplaoedon a Ford car and operated for some num¬
ber of thousand miles, to all intents and purposes, very satisfactorily.
The War came on and it was then inpossible to raise any money anl,
furthermore, no shop could bo found who would undertake to further develop
one or two more models and there the matter has rested ever since.
I forgot to mention that Mr. Geo. Brake Smith was financially' inveigled to
invest $600 in this Starter because he believed it to be a good thing.
Mr. Smith and myself being bad loosers undertook to see what could be
done to revive the proposition and as Mr. Moulten had disappeared due to
financial and other embarassments, we finally had a new Board of Directors
elected whioh we could control for a year at least and on that Board were
a Ur. Sanford of Boston an investor to quite some extent, Mr. Geo. Drake
Smith and nyself, and two others. The Starter in the meantime had been
shipped to Indianapolis so that Mr. Oberreioh, the original owner and a
present stock holder, oould prosecute the further development and sale of
the Starter. Mr. Geo. Drake Smith and myself took it upon ourselves to
push this thing to a conclusion of some kind and, therefore, had the
Starter reshlpped to Orange where it now is.
I discussed informally with Mr. Monohan the possibility of refining the
Starter further with the assistance of Mr. Eansen, whom I formerly men¬
tioned, here at our plant at Oraige. I was about to take this matter up
with you when I reoeived your nemo whioh has resulted in this letter.
I am firmly oonvinoed that the Starter can be made a comma re iai success
and would strongly recommend, in whioh recommendation 1 am joined by
Mr. 'Geo. Drake Smith and Mr. Sanford of Boston, that we arrange to have
Ml?. Hansen some to Orange at the Battery Company's esperae and either
perfect this present Starter or build one or two nere models ocpoeming
which Mr. Hansen has some new ideas and then arrange, provided they are
- successful, to have some firm manufacture this or possibly for a limited
time and in a limited number have our own Company make these Starters
E~iSON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
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that the project may be carried on to a successful conclusion or entirely
abandoned.
It must seem. to you, from the foregoing, that having a financial interest
in this matter 1 am desirous of getting my money out of it. Oils is true
but with reservations. I feel somewhat guilty as it were, and please par¬
don n», for allowing your Father to become interested in this but my
main purpose was not my own financial interest, although I was perfectly
willing to share in ary profits which might acrua to the Tidewater Equip¬
ment Corp., to build i£> a starter to which Edison Batteries could be
successfully applied and to try and help promote a Oorpbration which would
manufacture the Starters oommoroially in large volume, realising that if
.this could be aooompliehad that the Battery business in this one eouroe
alone would he enormoua. I still have more than $1,000 worth of interest
in this matter and would strongly urge that you consider this matter care¬
fully and permit at least for your own satisfaction the building of one
or two models which oould not in oost exceed for all items $1,000. I am
perfectly willing, as far as I am concerned, to sell ny stook for one
hundred oenta on the dollar to anyone who is sufficiently interested to
aoquire it provided auoh selling out would be to the advantage of this
Company in any way, shape, form or manner. I would be further very glad
lnleed to have you talk to Ur. ^eo. Brake Smith or Ur. Harold H. Smith
or to make ary investigation that you might desire, hut whatever is . done
hy us must he done immediately or else I fear that the control of the
patents will pass out of the hands of the present owners and some of our
other competitors might he sufficiently interested to hury it or further
develop it for their own interests.
EdiBon Storage Battery Co. Hay 6, 1919
Ur. S. B. Hanibert,
Vice President and Financial Executive.
In the certificate of incorporation filed May 27, 1901 the
authorized capital stook of Edison Storage Battery Co. was given as
$1,000,000. divided into 10,000 shares. The entire amount authorized
was issued.
A certificate was filed October 7, 1910 increasing the cap¬
ital stock from $1,000,000. to $3,600,000. the. additional stook being
like in all respeots the Block before issued. Of the 26*000 additional
shares authorized only 19,982 shares were issued at the time.
The last change in the capital stock was effected in Nov¬
ember, 1917, when it was increased from $3,500,000 to $5,000,000., the
latter amount being divided into $2,000,000 of preferred stock and
$3,000,000 Of common stock by changing 5,000 shares of common stock
not yet issued into an equal number of preferred stock and by creating
15,000 additional shares of such preferred stock.
Of the 20,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, 18,013
shares were issued as of November 30, the balance of 1987 shares of
preferred and 18 shares of common being not issued until February 26,
1919.
At the present writing all of the preferred and common stook
authorized has been issued. ,
Thomas A. Edison owns 26,008 shares of the common stock and
19,593.33 shares of the proforred stook, Charles Edison owns 1,000
shares of the common stock and Mrs. Mina JJ. Edison owns 400 shares of
the preferred stock.
You will recall in the last change of the authorized capital¬
ization a somewhat involved arrangement was made as to the rights, of
the holders of the two classes of s'tock in regard to payment of divi¬
dends, and if'it is proposed to further increase the capitalization by
the issuance of additional stock, the subject will of necessity have
to be given very careful consideration, as there will undoubtedly be
a considerable difference in the rights of the stock which may be issued
now os compared to that heretofore issued.
Will the additional stock,, if issued, bo oommon, preferred or
second preferred?
-26E
May 5, 1919
The Initial cost of an increase in capitalisation will he
approximately $1250., not including printing of certificates, if any.
The cost. would he divided about as follows;
Excise Tax - 5 $ revenue stamp on each $100. certificate $500.
State Tax - 20d for each $1,000. increase 200.
Filing Fees about 50.
Legal Expenses about 500.00
The yearly cost would bo $1,000. represented by the Capital
Stoolc Tax of $1.00, for each $1,000. of capitalization.
Secretary.
§88
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
ORANGE, N. J.
Subjoct: Tidewater Equipment Corp.
f™randum H6Z0' ab0V9 attbJoat, pursuant to Hr.
suns “ s"“ of *w m- im- *» '“*« «- *-.
mendS Wh0 are ufcoo*boldor0 in tho Tidewater
Equipment Corp., wero novor kept won informed aa to its progress, wo
^Zb^iaaa’liTn°d V?fc? th° alow DBnnor In '’ihloh ®attors wore being
mooting °£ th! opportunlty t0 attona th0 stockholders
in Portland, Mo., a few wooks ago. X arrived in Portland be¬
fore the meeting of tho stockholders, interviewing tho Boston stock¬
holders on tho way, and was enabled at tho imotim. * - -
°f *he.?oard» ^solutions wore passed giving the Board of
t 1 authority to sell the starter end put it out on royalty or
to proceed in any due manner to push tho same, in so many words, full
OToeoofl^ f ’V'l «ith Ulat aPbh0rUy* and 1,r* Tompson’s consont, 1
tSt t0 the ludiapapolis people and to talk with numhrcnsli
”S 111 W bringing back the starter froi: Indianapolis
the some now bolng in our possession in Orange. p
“Ji „“?< investigations, 1 am so thoroughly convinced that the starter,
I*!* i °?ai?OS ,ln U> *hlohcan be a °HO economically, by Mr.
Henson, Who dosignod tho last starter, and who has agreed to complete the
dollars ?”ai1 flfure (not t0 0X0003 seven to nine hundrod
dollars, written proposals for the doing of which I have furrfehod Hr.
Thompson with) will be successful. This work should be dose in Orange
«airrrt°BMl0a a ° 3tart6r shotda b° niado in Orange by the EdisoS^o.,
Battory Comiaay starter. These ’is no question
“ “ld0 th8 work 811 rlSht with the B colls of J3 battery,
tto nt^tnr0nrs^ “^including tho battory at ?25.00 and the cost of
t0 930 would not exoosd 860.00, and the same can be sold
® j}0,0'00 ,1°“vlnG * “M«l“ W for dealers, and I am so con¬
vinced that this could bo made tho moans of selling immense quantities of
^ ^ t0 betake, with our COTO ^two
“ °f bftM#ri“ «** «»
W° n°^ t0 0011 rtlUo» aollars worth of batteries would be
yto sell^or rather equip Z% of all tho kord oars that are now running with
,tno starter, to say nothing of equipping more Ford ears rapidly.
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.'•'‘nNEW^YORK?»PX^B OSTOtTvi. ,
88 PARI PLACE » ' 52 1 IE AOUSHIRESt.-
^arBasS'
, -fg<- ynARI.g'ADDRESS 1 CLIPBURO \ Sb w
, n.ppmn fi^om -x ,
I constructions, i|i wliioh tho strength of materials,
i] though .tested, measures, life . or death. It is a fair
[ATTACHMENT] m a?“olusiQn, noMnlyfrqm thoso reoont efforts, but-
|!;i from the. general rapid growth of aeronautics in the
jj| past five years, that tiro air is conquered. Imagina-
il tibn may well 1 picture tho -upper air, filled with ]
P Roots of, ships carrying mail and his prodiiots, by tho '
i || ^^andfostest Bpeed, to every part of ,
k: : Progress, and wo presume it must always bo so,
P '“9yes- forward by : uneven stages,.. and rarely along
i-TvUREAU; ••.. '' P| . parallel, lines, , Power . on thoso . transatlantic • air-
qRokTON-'W-r'- l> PW,0.8,, 18 dependent upon exp losivo engines fed by!
_ DEVONSHIRE St' r „> |< J^^o,.i)tiiq^-tt«,«^..1wiw)leMi.tel(^raph and
S&AKiHbirqAi«S|lHHk»MUS ™'iit ‘has become of
RiSAN F RA'hcisco and ldudon jt/S ■ M plootno storage battery “J4 ,oomplot#v. aoeording to
e-ADORESS CLIPBURO t his own .words in the ‘‘North American Review,”
\ ?° many years j ago ? Undoubtedly aeronautics is
w. .YORK, j,: , m its mfunoy, despite tlieso prodigious feats that now
. j- 60 astonish and. oxhilirato us. Wo seo man in his
oonstruotivo moods. And while caution in oxpori-
X ‘ X ' !. ment mast doprecato unwarranted adventures based
; -a ,s i. / ‘ |i °n almost incrediblo courage, the layman is on-
. . I'ispuraged in constancy and energy when ho realizes
s* m Sfaarr TJ£2S tsz
;n" S"1' ■■ “» «srj3fxsi
such nautical oaleulations . as he might bobble to Stl f stopping hardly more tlm„ makeshifts.
1^8 6wn endurance. All the world knows hnw in nJf* ^ ^8cd.in a*r» or sottling gracefully and easily
“* isw, **» -zjsss sskt
»g^3SHM*ts£
expressed the opinion that little* was left to ohnn™ m.ftQ0no ^ a.^ n}tc* cac i ncw 1Qvention pro-
S' m* eon adtd0,dt?0M °f Ships ?thr S* r°aSOn °f th°
achievement; and the1 English Admiral though viously softhemTf' “T °f thiS B,oionco should ob-.
^opwithmaohinoandoffbrtwortibutapr^tS th° D0W “
prise, must feel some regret; even tinder thohnppy tor- life ItTs not « ,X nralfWornnd m°ro abounding
mination, that it made so few preparations,' set up so into a^ow vnL ” if-f ,to Bro'vd every experience;
fow safeguards, in' behalf of the intrepid men who slowing it I," ' “fl? “deed may bo attended by.
staked their all in behalf of an arm of the “service” nerato r.s^of tl “nd m“d° ??t? .enJ°yablo by tem-
80 important to ships at sea whether in wn nmm™ P ‘ l ! thlngs, opportunities as well as pos- i
And yet wlion all is said, a flaw in tho machine™ sess,1011s\ Colleetivoly.it may bo well to compress a
an unexpected tempest of weather may mcL dta- adIvTn'roa 1°dmdually !t is weil to stretch . ,
a serene contemplation is as l^pSrfe
phyP.„„i.„ - . -
THOMAS A. EDISON LABORATORY •
July 2, 1919 .
Mr. W. H. Meadoworoft.
On May 1st you advised wo that the fifteen (15)
A-6 Colls whioh were delivered in October, 1918, to the Brooklyn
Navy Yard for the use of Mr. Thomas A. Edison on Motor Sailor
Boat No. 1206, were still on the boat. As two months have now
expired will you kindly inquire as to whether these Colls are
still on the boat and advise me aooordingly.
LAMAR LYNDON
Mr. Charles jEdison.
(-tffoJr <Jtf a.
*3Raji. iL
f^-6-uj cUh >vOr
ctp-r^i d
CflSia+r '
July 4th 1919
tPvxxi" $Oi\ &
■v do ’«/ ?
Some time ago, Mr, Edison requested me to
investigate certain phenomena in oonnectioa with the use of
bismuth in the positive electrodes of the Edieon battery,
I immediately put in a request for the necessary mater¬
ials which were to be made at Silver Lake. After a oonsidera-
ble period of waiting I repeated my order and then had the mat¬
ter followed up*
I was finally advised that Silver Lake had no bismuth, ,•
Gould not obtain any, and that} the ohemists there were not pre¬
pared to make up the materials required even if the bismuth wore
available.
I understand the Mr. Pedersen oan provide as much bismuth as'
will be needed^and in the desired form.
1 suggest that you authorize him to prepare the bismuth at ■ >■>
once, so thsr 1 can begin the experiments, r.iwill leave the necessary
instructions for the continuation and completion of the testa, after
August, if I am Unable to finish them during the present month. •
Mr, Pedersen or Mr. Dobyns could carry on the work if neces¬
sary.
S/hTTB^Lf —
July 9, 1919.
Hi'. Lamar Lyndon,
21 Park How*
Hew York City.
Hoar Hr* Lyndon:
X referred to Mr. Edison your note of the 4th instant
in reference to bismuth, and he has returned it to me with the
notation that he himself intends to make some experiments, presumably
for the some purpose, and it will therefore not be necessary to ar¬
range for the bismuth to conduct the experiments you have in mind,
at least not for the present.
faithfully yours.
rrn
<^CcL-£-v\
X ilUl&l-c^ -* *$< (^.tS-uO
. /L& ’ _ _
1
1
August 16, 1919,
J/r, Charles Edison, \
Chairman of Board of Di,reotors, 5QO
Edison Storage Battery Oo,,
Oruhge, K,J*'
Osar Kr. Kdioon,
I3?*09” AcQU2uifltora •T,ttl* v,a-a incorporated and finanosd
d by,r.ou£on °f th0 original contract of September 20,1913
and its amendment of August 22, 1916* * *
„„„ rjay* •WP» 166.000 Bounds 8tg. of additional' oApitol
Y »v.?U5°Srl^od ut par by my a80°oiates Explosive Trades Ltd^
lamS^oJntSaot Pt4d UP 0ap*&al of 30.000,000 Bounds Qtg.) on the
,, liy®n if) 1 desired to do so, I oould not oonoel the
existing contract and ucoopt the now contract you propose without
making myself liable to the shareholders of Kdison ISSlItoS Ltd
,u - oonferenco of August 15th. I explained to you
tiv0*’effo^ten«U^II<llan °on^itior,a. ‘‘ntl the noocsoity for co-opera-
tb° part ouraolvoa, i.o., Edison Accumulators
Ltd. .and Edispn Storage Battery Co., to meet them .
Aun-u»+ -ih+v ““ submitting, at the forthcoming conference of
aa afondaont °f the existing oontruot, with an aur-
,.ne»t effort to moot some, of the objections you havs raised,-
in+w ._.Your General Manager utated, at the oonforenoo of the
* B-t'» tiia- 1 you aro^nq t interested in any furthor business
.Afo^iato^s Ltd. on the basis of the present oon-
>i4ljJ8:i:"£9r,tunate-beoause, in tho event of an impasse .
; WUftions between us are apt to prove unsatisfactory.
ViniL*-. lB found to exist, I oan see no
®li**>n Storage Battery Co. should
purchase tftii Edison Accumulators Ltd., or, conversely. the
J*?4** ^ohaSrffi’BdiSon
tOunsgotiate on such one of
j , l ; Vours faithfully,
EDISON ACCUMULATORS LTD.,
Managing Director,
[ATTACHMENT!
Batter^™*™ ?h!ma0 AlTe E<Uo°n. Edison Storage
? Co., Edl»on AooumiaatorB Ltd. and John Ferreol Monnot
dated Jept, 20, 1913 and the Amendment thoroof dated Ausmat 22
W16 are hereby tended ao follows, a. of Lei date of Setter.
««rs is s°ii"V", ,Up-
r‘™»
fdlao” Accumulators Ltd. resident nalao agent will
be authorised to quote the Bdison storage Battery Co. list \£o..
I*?11 i«9uiriee for export to Edison Aooumulatora Ltd terSfteJ!
S ti£e? ° Whi°h 2<l8l0B A*owulatora Ltd. will fL from &
(b| Cell steel aontalners complete.
(c) All insulating ear to.
( ^te^nS0*’ ?U"°b aa pol<io* wt«» oormeotoro,
JlStrSyte" 'rapfir8* el#ot‘rio flul»E outfit.,
E€a|SsSiSM%«P=-
r.p».S;»t.2^r!osSSJ itOTSatSifiJy irES0* ""°h
i. A *s« xsttss™-
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Battery Co, will supply earn*, for assembly in Oreat Britain, at
fair prices to be agreed upon . *
8: When Edison Accumulators Ltd. is prepared and actuinned
mSVilfaoture a11 th8 t»*t»’#to. referred to in Paragraph 4.
the Edison Storage Battery Co. will eupply Kdioon AaoSmulatore
Ltd. with unformed poeitive and negative plates of all ntundard
types of Edioon Cells, the prioee to Edison Accumulators Ltd . to
he agreed upon in oonfarenoe of August 18 th/19 and the future
prices to he governed by proportionate increase or deorease in
the corresponding types of cells/* list pricao.
9: In the event that, conditions arise whereby it becomes
neoesnary to manufacture the entire battex*y in Croat Britain,
ifaoe. A. Edison and Edioon Storage Battery Co. agree to , give
ture°n ^oousiu^a^0i’a ktd. the first preference for such manufao-
, the British Admiralty stipulates that auoh submarine
batteries as they may wish to purchase he made in part or wholly
in Sraat Britain, and if the Sdiaon storage Battery Co. desire to
submarine typo batteries to the Admiralty, the submarine type
of battery will be inoluded in the exclusive arrangement with
Edison iiooumulators Ltd,
Mr. Thcmt
l. Edi!
X* L' Desk #1
„ nl < ^,50"
- 0. E. Sholes , V.P. & Gen. Mgr. , ' 2-6066^^.
- All Members of the Board of Directors
At the direotion of the Board we enclose copy of proposed nSw form
of Guaranty, as raoomnended by Sales Comnittee and approved by the
legal Department!
In the first blank space in second paragraph reading "delivering at
80$ for Mine locomotive Service;
00$ for servioe more severe than normal suoh as
Oonaeroial Truck in a hilly oity or Industrial
Trucks and Traotors under severe grade conditions;
9°$ for all other servioes, or some other figure less
than 100$ determined by some speoial case.
in second blank space in seoond paragraph reading « - their rated
oapaoity of _ ampere hours", we propose to insert rated oapaoity
as given in all our literature of the particular type cell oovered by
this guaranty.
In third blank space in seoond paragraph reading we will replace, them
with other oells hating ______$ of rated oapaoity, etc.", we propose to
insert 100$ in till oases, but omit it from the printing in Older to
keep our oompetitors guessing.
wyy ■ x
Tice Pres. &^Gen. Manager. \
vuL^-^e-'
, (jtoJLeJr ^ *
\ ^
P<^50t
[ENCLOSURE]
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY SERVICE GUARAHT:
v a?^S3Urano° t0 y°u that the quality of durability possessed
ty the Edison Storage Battery shall inure to your benefit, we, the under¬
signed EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY, hereby guarantee ail the Type
oella bearing aerial numbers as per the list herewith as followsj
1. We guarantee that any defect in workmanship or material
which may develop within a period of one year from the date of shipment of
said cells by us will be corrected free of charge f.o.b, orange, Hew Jersey.
2, We guarantee that, if at any time within a period of TEH YEARS
from the date of said shipment, any of said cells shall, vAxen tested under
our supervision, be found incapable of delivering at least C1D per cent
of their rated capacity of ampere-hours, we will replace them with
other cells having per cent of rated capacity at a charge to you
for each oell equal to the list price thereof at the date of replacement
by us less an allowanoo, for the coll replaced .and returned to us, equal
to the percentage of its list price set opposite the period during which
the benefit of this guaranty is claimed in the following schedule!
Hirst year
Hirst 6 months of second year
Second 6 " » » »
Sixth year 28
Seventh year and l3t 6 months in 8th year 26
Second 6 months in 8th year and 9th and loth years 25
We further guarantee that all cells furnished to replace other
hereunder will likewise be covered by this guaranty, subject to all the
conditions herein contained, their replacement allowance being based upon
the date of their shipment by us to you in accordance with! the foregoing
schedule; provided however that this agreement and guaranty and our re¬
sponsibility hereunder sh^ll not extend beyond the expiration of ten
years from the date of shipment by us of the original battery of cells
covered hereby.
All colls to be replaced shall be delivered to u8 f.o.b. Orange
Hew Jersey. All oells supplied hereunder wiil be delivered by us f.o.b.
Orange, Hew Jersey. All oells and parts thereof replaced hy us hereunder
. shall become our property, we reserve the right to require payment of the
[ENCLOSURE]
aforesaid, charge in cash before roplaoing any cells hereunder unless your
oredit with us is satisfactorily established at the time of such replacement.
If, at the time of any replacement hereunder, wo are required
Jhi,/ t0 W any i'edoral* State, County, Municipal or other tax on account of
1 au=h replacement, we shall have the right to add the amount of such tax
to the charge made you for such replacement.
This guaranty and agreement is subject to the following con¬
ditions and is not binding upon us unless these conditions be faithfully
observed. "
k. That all said cells be Installed in a manner approved by us.
S.
approved by us and
That an said cells be used only in connection with apparatus
maintained in reasonably good repair.
D. That our authorized inspectors and agents have access to
said cells for test and inspection at all reasonable times.
E. That all of said cells be used only for the purpose for
which same are furnished to you, and used only within the limits of the
United States, which for this purpose shall be considered not to include
its insular possessions, Alaska, or the Panama canal zone.
lilia guaranty and agreement applies only to the above cells sold
to you and is not assignable or transferable. Furthermore, this guaranty and
agreement shall not be binding upon us with respect to any cell lost or
destroyed, or with respect to any cell damaged or injured through or by
misuse, abuse, fire, wreck, collisa'ion, accident or other cause foreign to
the service for which it is intended.
. Thia guaranty and agreement is subject to the’ condi tions that we
shall pot be liable for any delay in replacing any cells hereunder due to
any strike, fire, flood, war any unavoidable cSiUse, or due to inability to
obtain or delay in obtaining material; nor for any other delay unless caused by
our failure to use reasonable diligence in supplying cells for ouch replacements.
Orange,
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
By
.General sales Manager
guaranty:
The following is a list of the serial numbers covered by this
[ENCLOSURE]
NUMBER OF CELLS _ TYPE _
DATE OF ORIGINAL SHIPMENT
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CONFIDENTIAL
SB— 1800— 25C-Q10
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Office of the General Manager.
THRIFT DIVIDEND NOTICE
The Board of Directors has kindly consented that commencing with September 1st, and tor a period ot
6 months thereafter, we may try out a plan by which all employees of the Edison Storage Battery Company,
Edison Storage Battery Supply Company, Edison Chemical Works, and Edison Storage Battery Garage Co.
can earn some extra payment each month. The plan is conceived in fairness and friendship to see if the
principle can endure, and is as follows:
WHERAS it has always been necessary, and is now necessary to put all money received fr<-
sales back into the business, and
WHEREAS it is believed that under the new organization the Sales will be materially in¬
creased and enable a larger production which means lesser costs, and
WHEREAS it is believed that the Manufacturing Division and Chemical Works and all
other Departments can also accomplish material savings and betterments under new organization
and a Dividend Plan, and
IT HAS BEEN AGREED that commencing with September 1, 1919, and continuing until
February 28th, 1920, but without implying, inferring or incurring any obligation beyond such
1 . That a fair estimate of the probable cost (including all reasonable charges, but without
any profit) of cells manufactured from September 1st, 1919 to February 28th, 1920, and
calculated into A-4 equivalents, is $11. per cell, and
2. If and whenever during the period specified, the cost of A-4 equivalents is reduced from
$11., then one-half of the sum of the reduction shall be divided equally among all employees
excepting
3. From the whole sum of any cost reduction attained, there shall first be deducted the cost
and losses of any defective products thrown out by Inspectors, or rejected and returned by
the Test Department or District Managers or customers, as well as the cost and loss of any un¬
necessary waste, etc., etc., which has not previously or otherwise been calculated into costs,
4. On or before the 8th day of September, and during each succeeding month of the
whole period specified herein, the Managers Committee shall furnish the Board of Directors
with an estimate and reasonable justification therefor of the savings (if any) which have and
or will probably be accomplished during the previous and succeeding month, and which
estimate as approved or changed by the Board of Directors and corrected by deductions as
mentioned in preceding paragraph shall become the basis of division and payment (if any)
but
5. On or before the 15 th of each month or at any earlier date when the Accounting Com¬
mittee shall report the actual cost of Edison A-4 equivalents for any previous month of the
whole period specified herein, then a correction of the estimate as planned in paragraph 4
hereof shall be made as provided in paragraph 3 hereof, and the correction shall be added
to or deducted from the next succeeding payment.
6. It shall be understood that any employee who is discharged or shall leave the employ ot
the company for any reason whatsoever shall lose all right to share in any dividend subse¬
quently paid, and
7. It shall be particularly understood and agreed that all obligation of the Company shall end
with the payment of dividends (if any) earned and calculated to Febraury 28th, 1920,
and that the Board of Directors may thereafter discontinue interest or change or renew the
agreement as they may then prefer and decide.
What we think or say about this plan does not matter. It is how we stand the test and what we do with
he opportunity, that is vital. Everyone must do his or her share to prove that this partnership is profitable
•n money and happiness. It means diligence, fairness, faithfulness, fellowship and frugality on the part of
every one of us. It means that carelessness, idleness and wastefulness will reduce the Dividend for everyone.
If you are strong and skilled, the
envies you. If you are not strong or
Do your part. I will do mine.
:n do your part, and some for the fellow who ii
skilled maybe you can help with suggestions.
September 2nd, 1919.
[ENCLOSURE]
THRIFT DIVIDEND NO.l.
To prevent misunderstanding you are again re¬
minded that these payments are based on estimated
savings, and that we cannot know the actual savings
of any month until the 15 th of the next month.
Also, this plan is an experiment and it is up to us to
show the Directors that this kind of partnership pays.
Let’s try to make the actual savings more than the
estimated savings and thus earn increased dividends.
Every one must his or her share with diligence,
fairness, faithfulness and frugality.
Anyone and every one who is tardy, careless, idle,
or wasteful is reducing the dividend for all others and
is therefore unfair.
Do your part. I will do mine.
C. E. SHOLES,
Sept. 15th, 1919
General Manager.
Subject: Edison Accumulators limited's Agreement.
under date of August 22d, 1919, Hr. Sholes handed to Hr.
Monnot, formal notices (2) of the termination and cancellation of our
Agreements with Edison Accumulators limited, said termination and
cancellation to take effect 90 days from August 22d, 1919.
On August 28th X handed to Mr. Maurice E. Fox who was about
to return to London, two further sets of Notices, with instructions to
present same to the Secretary of Edison Accumulators limited in the
presence of a witness, o ending me a letter properly signed by himself
and witness to the effect that said Notloes had been delivered to the
Secretary of Edison Accumulators limited.
I hand you herewith, original of Hr. Fox's letter, witness¬
ed by H. R. Hughes, in which he advises that on September 10th, 1919',
he presented to the Secretary of the above company at their registered
offices, 2/S Duke Street, London S. W. 1, these Notices.
Will you please attaohMr. Fox's original letter to copy
of original Agreemen t which you are holding at your offioo.
In order that our files may be complete, kindly send me
an acknowledgment of the receipt of Mr. Fox's letter.
C. 0. to
Charles Edison, *
0. E. Sholes,
Delos Holden,
H. Lanahan.
WALTER STEVENS.
[ENCLOSURE]
OQPY
164 War dour Street,
London W. 1.
September 10-1919.
Walter Stevens, Esq.,
Vice President & Manager Export Division,
Edison Storage Battery Company.
10 fifth Avenue,
Hew York 01 ty, u. S. A. ,
Dear Sirs—
, . Ws.theund or signed, beg to inform you that we have thin
t0 Seoretary of Messrs. Edison Aooumulators Limited,
at the registered offices of the said fim, 2-3 Duke Street, London
notifications dated August 22d, 1919, wherein the said
firm is informed that the exclusive and non-exclusive rights granted
by Agreement dated September 20th, 1913, are to be cancelled at the
expiration of ninety (90) days from the date of said notifications.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) Maurice E. Pox,
(Signed) H. H. Hughes.
Hegistered.
' For your reference we confirm contingent agreement ae follows t
1. She Walker Company will recommend Edison batteries for
?!s *n Sv8”^11 vehicles manufaotured and assembled
by the Walker Company and will further agree to Rive
preferred publicity!* the Edison battalia its ££.
> logs and ealas books,
2* JL°wD^9reti0n 0f 88 111011 tlon9d next above, and that
R^nWfl agrees to purohase not less than
2flth H from 0otober lat, 1919 to February
. !,?20,ntha E4ls°h Co“Pany shall extend and pa'y u>
* the Walker Company a 8paoial allowance of for adver¬
tising, and which aw, shall be taken from the Advertis-
0t tbs EdlS°" 0omPany • hut this aliow-
°f & shf 11 not apply against a^y batteries pU£_
9ba. 104 prlor date hereof by the Walker Company, 0r
againet any list of prloas lower than the now existiL
price list of the Edison Company
3’ as that th9 Speola* allowance of 5%
lat^d on the s»mP^asraph next abov<>. shall be oalou-*
lated on the aura of net invoiolnge (after all other
Md°eh^i? oaBb dlE00ant ana deducted the ns from J
wef^ LVw °f oredited, as the Walker Company^
? .r; on °* before the fifteenth of each-month for all
invoicings of the previous calender month.
confidence ^ ***”'*« 8to11 *9 *»•*» '
Eaepeotfully yours.
0, E. Sholes .
Vice President 4 gen' l ’Mgr.
gfc'M-819 , EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Memorandum
October 8,1919
TO: Hr. Thomas A. Edison, Pros’ t,
i’ROU: Mr. O.E.Sholes, vice Pros' t & Gsn'l Manager
SUBJECT : Experimental Work.
Dear Mr. Edison -
Can you kindly help us with your advice in premises as follows:
(1) . This Company is indebted for an important sum and although
we hava high hopes to overcome this burden of indebtedness, it seems un¬
reasonable to expect .much progress until we have first learned to live
within our means, and
(2) . In older to prevent any unwise or unnecessary expenditure,
the Managers of the various divisions have agrood that no experimental work
shall be undertaken except as authorized by the Managers' Committee and by
a shop ordor approved by the General Manager.
(3) . One of our most beloved associates has unknowingly broken
this rule and because of the oiroumstanoes we are at loss to know what to
do about it.
(4) . At the present time, we are operating 18 cranes for nine
hours per day and handling about 67,500 gallons of wash water and solution.
7, (hen this solution is precipitated, we obtain a total of about 20,000 pounds
of nickel-copper carbonate per day. We are not at present losing any appre¬
ciable quantity of solution, and of the total carbonate produced wo are re¬
fining and obtaining as nickel solution or copper compounds the equivalent
of 15,000 pounds of carbonate, leaving an unused daily balance of 5,000
pounds of nickel-copper carbonate, which is being stored for future re¬
covery.
(5) . We have contracted for and have at present 80 completed,
and will have in operation in ten days, equipment sufficient to handle all
wash water and solution, complete precipitation and production of carbonate,
and recovery of nickel and copper from carbonate.
(6) . Any additional equipment for recovering or rofining this
carbonate seems unnecessary and uneconomical and since the greatest part of
the work is the recovery of the carbonate from the solution, it also soems
logical to centralize the work at Orange. Any excess of Hicfccl' 3ulphate
solution which may be produced could bo shipped to Silver Lake in drums
for direct use, or, we can , if necessary, evaporate (we have the pans) and
send the Sulphate in the form of crystals.
(7) . The beloved associate who has violated our rule is Mr.
Thomas A. Edison and the question at issue is therefore whether we shall
censure the president or fire the General Manager.
(8) . As a compromise, and inasmuch as it is not fair to criticize
without offering a remedy, wo presume to suggest that Mr. Doherty visit us
and look over our plant and give us the benefit of your plans in connection
with the oquipment now installed and planned.
Asking the favor of your kind reply, I am,
Faithfully yours,'
(^t^- °| t^jzrwA LtM^ jt<> ^U-wfcJ
^.^y-^^tu^t/t^” ^ (f'.CMT'aU &A-*fAW«*d
Ootober 21st, 1919
Mr, C. E. Sholes, V.P. & g.M.
Edison Storago Battery Company
Orange, How Jersey
SUBJECT: Tidewater Equipment Company - Starter.
Stoe last time I talked to you about' the above subjeot you stat-
T°4,^tT7vU W0ro determined not to finish the model at the
nmi f!..i'°t0nt0riBa nor to proceed with putting it on the car
and trying It out, and I desire to give you a littlo history
in connection with this whole transaction and have your final
aeoiBion on "fcho above question*
^0?r,3^?^o2P?S^i0n wa0 brought before Mr. Thomas A. Edison
he investigated it very thoroughly and placed his O.E. on the
o^n^o°^ +?d °n™?° fa°t that it could be made to work in fine
M£80n battery, bought fifteen shares of the stock
n^ro^1000*°2 ?aah ana,tho Edison Storage Battery Company made
an agreement to make the model and demonstrate this model for a
S laboratories?064 ®B'°00*00' **» * *»» a* Orange It *
of Mr.- Edison and the agreement and the fur-
tt was held by all concerned that if a starter
oould be put on the market with an Edison battery, it would be
+-i!!«nao+fUi48?cSvS8^ana at a mQstine of the sales organiza¬
tion, at which the Vice-President of the Edison Storage Batterv
th° Pf°P°aition was plaoed before omplo^ees^
this^took!017 °0mpan3r that they Bhould Join in buying some of
inoiuded in that number wsb Mr. Wm. G, Bee, deceased, formerly
^oflO"Jre+id0ni,?f^ ■ the Edison Storage Battery Company, who also
had groat confidence in the Btarter, owing to MrfEdison'B
O.K., and hiB widow, carrying out his wishes, plaoed §600.00
in oash in the stock of_ this company. Other employees took
stock, among them myself, taking $900.00 worth of the stock.
A large number of citizens of Boston and some of Portland, Me.
put in between twenty and thirty thousand dollars In cash into
G. E. Bholesa
10/21/19,
Mr.
tho stock of thiB oompany, entirely on the strength* of Mr. Edi¬
son's O.K. and agreement} and Mr. Robert W. Sanford, 50 State
Street, Boston, one of the direotors of the Tidewater Equip¬
ment Company, states that he and the root of the Hew England
stockholders are very rauoh grieved and hurt at tho failure of
the Edison Storage Battery Company to carry out what they had
agreed to do. . -
Under tho original agreement, two models wore made and, of
oourso, as is tho oase in all suoh inventions, the second one
worked muoh better than tho first one and was almost perfect,
running as it did in a Ford oar belonging to the Edison Company
for nearly four months.
It was then suggested that the ' engineer who haa designed the *
models under the patents could make groat improvements, elim¬
inating many parts and make possible economical manufacture, and
this question was taken up very carefully by Mr. Thompson and
myself with Mr. Ohas. Edison, who authorized an arrangement to
be made with Mr. Hanson of Portland, Me., the said engineer, to
proceed with drafts, etc., and to supervise the finally putting
together of the produot of the said draftB at a sum not to ex¬
ceed cost and §700.00.
On the strength of this agreement on the part of Mr. Chas.
Edison I went to Portland, Me., called a meeting of tho Board
of Direotors and in order to proteot the oompany, the Board
elected mo as one of their number; and further, on the strength
of Mr. Chas. Edison' b word that the model should be completed
and tried out thoroughly, I individually and alone put my hand
in my pooket and paid up all of the outstanding debts of the
Tidewater Equipment Company, amounting to several hundreds of
dollars, taking stook therefor.
I wanted you to know all the above facts and have been asked
by the directors and stockholders of ' the Tidewater Equipment
Oompany to know if your repudiation of Hr. Chas. Edison's
agreement is to be final, and I would consider it a great per¬
sonal favor if you would oarefully go over the matter and give
me the decision of yourself and aBSOoiatea.
I am Bending a carbon oopy of thiB letter to MT. Thomas A. Edi¬
son and to Mr. ChaB. Edison, in order that they may know fully
the feeling of the numerous stockholders in thiB matter. If
for tho sake of a few hundred dollars you are going to throw
aside all agreements and possibilities of this being a wonder¬
ful bhanoeito make a very largo market for Edison storage bat¬
teries, the Tidewater Equipment Oompany would like to know it,
in order that they may know how to proooed.
With asBuranoos of my personal regards, I remain, \
Very truly yours, f t ' .»
Orange , N. J.,U. S A.
ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the
stockholders of The Edison Storage Battery Supply Company will
be held at the principal office of the Company, corner Valley
Road and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, H. J., on Wednesday, Eov.
12, 1919, at ten o'olook a. m. for the following purposes.
(1) to elect five directors; (2) to take
appropriate action upon annual reports to
be submitted by the Treasurer and other
officers of the Corporation; and (3) to
transact all such other business as may
regularly come before the meeting.
If you do not expect to be present, will you kindly send
me a suitable proxy, designating an agent to represent you at the
meeting. A form considered suitable for this purpose is enclosed,
which, if satisfactory to you, should be dated, signed and witnessed.
Yours very truly.
Thomas. A. Edison laboratory,
Mr. Ueadowcroft.
Orders for Mr. Edison.
•1237
°*Tilov. 13tli '1919.
Deaf I<lr. Iieadoworoft,
There has been some confusion as to
the authority of ordering material, from us on the strength'
of "Mr. Edison wants same immediately". At the meeting of
the Manufadturing Committee today the matter was brought
up and I made the following decision.
That any orders bohafide from Mr. Edison
for material should be put through without any formal order or
requisition and sent to* Ur. Edison at. the earliest possible,
time in which we can get out the material , not- sacrificing
quality, however.
That no orders should bo accepted by
telephone or otherwise to do work on tho supposition that it
is for Mr. Edison, unless the said order oomes through you.
T/ill yop therefore, hereafter, forward
to us any orders for- material for Mr: Edison or accept and
approve of any orders or requisitions telephoned or sent to
us by other parties. said to be, prdorihg for Mr. Edison.
Unless we hear from you to the contrary,
this will be the ruling wo shall make.
- Mr,. Hunter' and Mr,
Burrows.
Transportation Engineering Corporation
Mr.Charle s Edison,
Orange, H. J.
Dear Charles :-
The following information has ooma to our attention and I request
that you review’ this letter for to my mind it is hound to re-aot in a maimer
detrimental to the interests of the Edison Storage Battery Co., and at the
same time is an action which places us in a most embarrassing position and
we oannot help hut believe that it is aimed to malce it more or less impossible
for us to handle the Edison Battery for you with any profit whatsoever to our¬
selves.
The action on your part of offering these discounts to the rail¬
roads in the light of their being preferred customers, we cannot help but
feel is detrimental, as for instance, certain large users of Edison batteries
in commercial street truck use or in industrial truck use or even in mine
locomotive service, are as fully entitled to the same discounts from your
list, as are the railroads.
If these discounts be universal to large users irrespective of the
service to Which they might be applied, there may not be the same oriticizm
but to single out the railroads . many of Whom even though under oontraot, are
but purchasers in very small quantity, is in my opinion bad business.
If the maximum discount of 20# ds contemplated, is given the rail¬
roads upon their signing up for the exclusive use of Edison batteries for all
of its application for its servioe, this will immediately incur the displeasure
of the industrial truck manufacturers, who are selling to railroads and re-aot
against you in a very serious manner. The industrial truck manufacturers will
become incensed. at your offering this maximum disoount to the user when their' s .
is only 5 % above, this and when it cost them 10# to handle the busine ss with
their customers who are anywhere from 60 to 90 days in paying for the goods,
whereas on the other hand, you’reoeive your payments from some of the manufacturers
in 30 days and some of them even discount their bills.
Furthermore, this aotion on your part in announcing these greater
discounts to railroads will immediately become known to your oonpetitors, the
lead battery manufacturers, and will be a muoh easier matter for them to figure
against you in price than it has been ever heretofore.
,to olosa at the last moment and a circular letter of this nature will not
aid you with some of the larger railroads when they learn that any and all
railroads, regardless of quantity purchased, oan obtain this maximum discount
under contract.
Also under our arrangement with you, we do not enjoy any commission
where you have made contracts and should you he successful after the roads
are returned to private ownership of getting more roads then you now have,
tied up with contracts oh this basis, it would eliminate us altogether.
Vk We understand that this announcement has been sent to all of the
SB Edison Storage Battery salesmen and yet we have not reoeived a copy and would
I! therefore blindly go ahead and quote What we understood as the Edison Con® any' s
■policy in the way of prices only to be made a laughing stock of at the
wery outset.
• In the spirit of fair play and honady will you not have this matter
reviewed and give us the opportunity of presenting what we consider to
be the fundamental faots in the case before this is allowed to beoome
operative.
Pardon the seeming conceit, but for ten years practically, I with the
assistance of LIr.McGinness, have been endeavoring to get the railroad
business of. the country and have been successful as you well know, in tying
up the largest users either with contracts or without it, and it is safe
to say that a great many roads to whom thi3 proposition will be presented
who would not under any circumstances tie up in an exclusive contract,
will however demand the maximum discount in view of the fact that they are
as large purchasers of storage batteries as are those roads or will be
those roaus who are now under contract or who might enter into contract.
Also immediately that this announcement is made known to certain
Axle Generator manufacture who have not a battery of their own and whom
we have now gotten to the point where they are working with us ana for
you in the attempt to have Edison batteries used wherever possible. With
their equipment it will simply antagonize them and if I am not greatly
mistaken, they will turn ffcom Edison to lead because there will be nothing
in it for them whatsoever in Attainting to secure Edison batter? business
when the railroads with whom they are dealing can purchase them as oheaply
as they oan and under these circumstances they will take the easier course
and permit the road either to buy whatever they please or as I have
stated before, take the initiative and attonpt to sell their equipment
with lead batteries.
She lead people in their wildest dreams wouldoprotecttthe manufacturer
and the railroad business of the country has always been conducted in all
lines on the basis of the manner in whioh I directed it While with your
organization.
Please believe me that this matter is far reaohing and will only
injure you in the long run, and if you will pardon me, this decision can
only have been arrived at due to ignorance of the manner in which the railway
supply business Is conducted and Alien you oome to realize it, the
railroads collectively are the bifltffc. parahasing power in the United States
as a olass.
l'o sum .this matter v®, it has never been neoessary to give
these discounts in the past to obtain the railroad business.
[ENCLOSURE]
[ENCLOSURE]
May 28, 1919
Salas arrangement with Mr. H. G. Thompson
oonoerning Sales of Batteries to Railroads
for; nigh ting, switch,' Signal, and certain
miscellaneous services.
, Mr. H. G. Thompson, ’ . ’ ■
Orange, Maw Jersey.
My dear Mr. Thompson;- . ~
Referring to our conversation concerning above and
°onflrm that ln of your experience and ser¬
vice with this Company, we are willing that- you should organize
a Corporation, of which you control a majority of the stock and
are the active manager, and undertake to sell our Batteries to
Railroads in the United States, under terms, conditions and ex-
ceptLons as follows* ' viz;
The arrangement shall be Informal and based
on mutual confidence, in the same manner as our arrange-
ment with the Mine Safety Appliance Company, which may
be terminated at any time, but which has been very satis¬
factory, and with which you are entirely familiar..
.At least until you have shown it to 'be of advant-
a?eJ° ™ to relinquish the right, we do not give up our
right to sell direct and. quote such discounts as may be
deemed necessary. We will, however, undertake to keep
you informed as to quotations made, you in turn to keep
us informed. Purtheimore, we intend to extend all reason-
able helps towards enabling you to satisfactorily attend to
-this business for, us.' " .
• .. All sales of Batteries shall be made in our, name
°U? aoaount and subject -to acceptance and confirma-
f14 you will not directly or indirectly sell or
offer for sale any other -Storage Batteries.
Discounts shall be subject. to change on sixty
days written notice to you, but for. the present and until
" ad7ised we will' allow you as a basis for the calcu¬
lation of your commissions: i
[ENCLOSURE]
On A & B type cells
•On other " "
On solution & Fillers
On Miscellaneous Parts
25# from list prices
20# " »
10% - " » ,
Discounts corresponding
to cell types
Settlements may be made after the end of each
■ month by remitting to you the sum of differences between
discounts to you and those extended to your 'customers, in
all cases in which the discount to your customer is less
than the discount to you.
' All Sales and Convention expenses shall be borne
by you and we shall not be. expected to assume any part
thereof, but we shall, of course, assist you with our usual
advertising, literature and inspection service.
-The term "Railroads"' as used herein includes
Electric Street, Subway, , and Interurban Railroads in the
United States; The business of such placed through- agencies
(like Robinson, Gtkry & Sands) and the business placed through
Equipment Manufacturers (like Safety Car Heating So lighting
Oo.) and through Car Builders (such as the Pullman Co. and
American Car & Foundry Co. ) is in this arrangement considered
included. But, at least for the present, this arrangement
does not include business of Steamship lines owned or oper-
ated by Railroads, or business of Railroads operating wholly
without the United States, or Export business, or Mine' loco¬
motive business, or Industrial Truck business, or business
of the Railway Storage Battery Car Co., or other business' of-
such general nature with Railroads, or batteries for the pro-'
. pulsion of storage battery propelled passenger cars;. The
term "United States" as-iused herein shall not include Alaska
the Canal Zone, or any insular dependencies- or possessions. ’
Also, and to prevent unnecessary misunderstanding
we remind you' that the Company has already paid the expense
of getting existing contracts and cannot fairly assume any
additional costs for orders thereon. But we will supply
you with a list of expirations so that you can prepare to
renew these contracts. . . n
It is understood that you will avoid undesirable-
competition with Edison Primary Battery in any bf its
established or prospective business.
It is understood", and agreed that you, with your
staff of assistants, either personally or through the cor-
poration-to be organized by you and to be under your direct
active management, will -diligently promote the sale of- our
batteries to railroads In ; the .United States ^contiriuousi^i^^fM^
. long as this, arrangement remains in existence^ and-' that
[ENCLOSURE]
' 1 i ' "3-
function shall he solely the solicitations of orders and '
such seryloe as may he Incidental thereto, and that neither
you nor your corporation shall have any authority to. make
any contracts or Incur any obligations In our name or on
our hehalf or binding upon us.
It la furthermore understood and agreed that we'
shall not he liable to you or your corporation for any com¬
missions except on batteries actually sold under this ar¬
rangement and delivered and paid for, and that you shall' not
be entitled to any commissions on repair jobs of on replace¬
ments under guaranties.
It Is further understood and agreed that the ac¬
ceptance of any order < procured by you is entirely a matter
within our discretion, and that we shall not be liable to
you or your corporation for commissions or otherwise because
of any delay In delivery of batteries under any order, or
for failure to deliver the same, or on account of the can¬
cellation of any such order, or on account, of any delay in'
making collections, or failure to make collections.
It is expressly understood and agreed that we shall
have the right to terminate this arrangement at any time with
or without cause on sixty days notice. Such notice may be
given by the mailing of a registered letter, postage prepaid,
addressed either to you or any officer of your corporation
at your or its last known address. ^
It is further understood and agreed that In case
of the termination of this arrangement In any manner, our
obligation to pay you comm lesions shall not extend to any
batteries supplied on orders received by us subsequent to •
the date of such termination, and in the case of orders re¬
ceived prior, to the date of such termination, such obligation
shall not extend to any batteries except such as shall have
been ordered specifically for delivery prior to the expira¬
tion of four months afterthe date of such termination."’
- In conclusion we can only suggest that, as this arrange¬
ment is based on:mutual confidence and good faith, we believe that
‘you will agree that any matters which may develop and or which are
not provided for herein may be safely left for future consideration,
fair dealing and settlement. \
: Hoping that we have expressed as desired' and with con¬
fidence that you will lend every possible assistance to a long and
satisfactory continuance of this arrangement and to the success of
every Edison interest, and with kindest regards and best wishes for
your future, I am ; ' s . ■ •
Faithfully,
[ATTACHMENT]
■ytdrl u)u ^d#
... ^ %*" /
Hew York, November 29th, 1919.
Ud«. USrtTfi**** /
(Un^tZZ*- K^t. •*
oUju. A--s u<^"
Six jnonths have now elapsed since
the formation of m
corporation to aot, In aooordanoe with your wi she s, as the railway
distributor for the Storage Battery Company. It will Interest you to
hear that, in spite o
s placed upon railroads by the
ltallroad Admhlstratlon, we have secured orders for some 22,000 A-4
equivalents or a little over $300,000. worth of batteries.
In my conversations with you and Charles when the arrange¬
ment for me to sell batteries was being ipade, it was yourlidea that my
company should act as the Bailway Department of the Battery Company.
Ur.Sholes, as i understand it, objected to this being
granted at once, and as a compromise, our rather informal agreement
"At least until you have shown it to
be of advantage to us to relinquish
the right, we do not give up our
right to sell direct and quote such
disoounts as may he deemed necessary".
Ihis expressed the idea that later w
s would he made your exclusive Bailroad
3 agreement farther stated:
"...we intend to extend all reasonable
helps toward enabling you to satisfactorily
attend to this business for us" .
* * (2) ' ,* „ ' #
working arrangamants are not as pleasant as we think they oould he made,
and should he for the hast interests of yonrself and ns.
Your salesmen are aoting In competition with us which brings about
an unsatisfactory feeling in the minds of railfoad officials. Which can
only result in confusion making it difficult for either of us to seoure
as much business as wo think should be possible.
We have tried for months to find a way of working with your Sales
Department, but apparently we have been unsuccessful, for the climax of
their hostile aots is the preparation of a letter to be sent to the Pur¬
chasing Agents of all Bailroads offering discounts as follow:
10 percent on all orders for batteries for any purpose
15 percent under an optional agreement to purchase Edison batteries
20 peroent under an exclusive agreement to buy Edison.
I have written Charles asking him to prevent the sending of this letter
not alone beoause it would nullify your agreement .with me but because in a
number of ways it would re-aot and injure you directly. A copy of my
letter to Charles is enclosed for your information.
When you were shown the agreement made with me last May, your oomment
was that it was not fair to me. So it has worked out, though at thj time
I was willing to aooept it beoause I knew 1 oould count gpon your good faith.
As the working out of the arrangement, however, is left to others, I
am going to aek if you will not consider putting it in more definite form.
With the personnel of your sales foroe being gradually changed in character
by the replacement of the older men who leave, by young men with generally
little or no battery experience, I feel that we are more than ever in a
position to hold your railroad business for you.
I will call Monday morning to discuss this matter with you. If you
would care to have me call on you before then, say at your hone on Sunday,
please send me word by telephone and I will come at once. My phone number
(3)
is Glen Bldgs 170.
I hope you will agree with me that this is a really serious matter
to both of usi
Mr.Mios.A. Edison,
[ENCLOSURE]
New York, Nov.25,19i9.
Mr. Charles Edison,
Orange, NJ
Near Charles
I'he following information has come to our attention and I request
that yon review this letter for to ray mind it is bound to re-aot in a manner de-
trimnntal to the interests of the Edison Storage Battery Co., and at the same time
is an aot ion which places us in a most embarrassing position and we cannot help
hut believe that it is aimed to make it more or less impossiblefor us to handle
the Edison Batteyy for you with any profit whatsoever to ourselves.
°n V™* Part of offering these discounts to the railroads
in the light of their being preferred customers, we cannot telp but feel is
detrimental, as for instance, certain large users of Edison batteries in commercial
street truck use or in industrial truck use or even in mine looomotive service, are
as fully entitled to the same discounts from your lists, as are the railroads.
a . . . I* these discounts be universal to large users irrespective of the
service to which they might be applied, there may not bo the same criticisms but to
single out the railroads, many of whom even though under contract, are hut pur¬
chasers in very small quantity, is in niy opinion bad business.
If the maximum discount of 20 $ as contemplated is given the rail¬
roads upon their signing up for the exclusive use of Edison batteries, for all
of its application for its servioq this will immediately incur the displeasure of
the industrial truck manufacturers, who are selling to railroads and re-aot against
you in a very serious manner. The industrial truck manufacturers will "become in¬
censed at your offering this maximum discount to the user when their' s is onlv
above this and when it cost them 10$ to handle the business with their customers
who are anywhere from 60 to 90 days in paying for the goods, whareas on the other
hand you receive your payments from some of the manufacturers in 30 davs and some
of them even discount their bills.
Furthermore, this action on your part in announcing these greater
t0. railr°adS Wil1 i*madiataly become known to your competitors, the lead
battery manufacturers, and will he a much easier matter for them to figure against
you in price than it has ever been heretofore.
. , ^ ^Is leaves nothing to your salesman to hold, up his sleeve in ordor
to close at the last moment and a circular letter of this nature will not aid you
with some of the larger railroads when they learn that any add all railroads
regardless of quantity purchased, can obtain this maximum discount under contraot.
„ "il®° undar TOr arrangement with yeu, we do not enjoy any commission
where you have made oontraots and should you he successful after the roads are re¬
turned to private ownership of getting more roads than you now have, tied up with
oontraots on this basis, it would eliminate us altogether. ’ ^
We understand that this announcement has been sent to all of the
there? salesmen and yet we have not received a copy a^d would
therefore blindly go ahead and quote what we understood as the Edison Company's
policy to tha-^way of .prices’ only ’to’ 'be made a’iau^ihg stock of at the very, outset.
la the . spirit- of fair play and honesty will you not have this matter
[ENCLOSURE]
rev lowed and give us the opportunity of presenting what we oonslder to he the
fundamental faots in the case before this is allowed to become operative.
' Pardon the seeming oonoeit, but for ten years praotically, I with the assistance
of Hr .McGinns ss have been endeavoring to get the railroad business of the country
and have been successful as you well know, in tying up the largest users either
with contracts or without it, and it is safe to say that a great many roads to whom
this proposition will be presented who would not under any oiroumstanoes tie up
an exclusive contract, will however demand the maximum discount in view of the
fact that they are as large purchasers of storage batteries as are those roads or
will be those roads who are now under contract or who might enter into oontraot.
Also inmediately that this announcement is made known to oertain Axle
Generator manufacturers who have not a battery of their own and Whom we have new
gotten to the point where they are working with us and for you in the attempt
to have Edison batteries used wherever possible, with their equipment it will
simply antagonize them and if I am not greatly mistaken, they will turn from,
Edison lead because there will be nothing in it for them whatsoever in attempting
to secure Edison battery business When the railroads with whem they are dealing cm
purchase them as cheaply as they can and under these circumstances they will taka
the easier oourse and permit the road either to buy whenever they please or as I
have stated before, take the initiative and attempt to sell their equipment with
lead batteries.
The lead people in their wildest draams would protect the manufacturer and
the railroad business of the country has always been conducted in all lines on
the basis of the manner in which I directed it while with your organization.
Please Relieve me that this matter is far reaching and will only injure
you in the long run, and if you will pardon me, this decision can only have been
arrived at due to ignorance of the manner in which the railway supply business is
conducted and when you come to realize it, the railroads collectively are the biggs st
purchasing power in the United States as a class.
To sum this matter Tip, it has never been necessary to give these discounts
in the past to obtain the railroad business.
President. ^
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COPY OP PEOPOSED LETTER TO RAILROADS FKOM THE SALES DEPT. OP THE
STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY.
TO ALL PURCHASING AGENTS s
Subject: Now Discounts.
Please be advised that on new orders reoeived fran and after December
1st, 1919, but subject to ohange without notioe, we will extend the following
uniform discounts to railroads.
First, On orders for Edison Storage Batteries for any purpose
whatsoever, 10)5 from list prloe prevailing an date of
acceptance of orders.
Second, On optional contract or' agreement including schedules
for specifications covering Edison Storage Batteries,
15)5 fran list prices prevailing on date of acceptance
of orders.
Third, On contracts engaging the exclusive purchase of Edison
Storage Batteries for all battery applications, 20)4
from list price prevailing on date of acceptance of orders.
The favor of your acknowledgement with statement of your interest
in any of these propositions will be very much appreciated.
Yours very truly,
JOHN KELLY
Gen. Sales Dgr.
By E. M. CUTTING
Mgr. Railroad Dept.
Edison Chemical Works Division
Mr. Thomas A.Ediscn,
laboratory,
Orange, N.J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
I have invei ;ated the question of the numberfof employes
we have on hand and a iparison of the present number with former
periods is given you : he following tabulation:
VIEEX EM 1111 G
August - 190‘
Nov. 28, 1910'
June 14, 191ST
Nov. 22, 1919
Orange, N.J.
Silver Lake, N.J.
J ^December 2, :
WEEKLY
PRODUCTION
I'UCKEL DEPT.
1720' lbs . Iron Mix
6160 " " "
15000 " " »
18000 # " "
1895 lbs. Nickel Mix.
6200 " " Hydi
18200 " "
16640 " ” "
Pive months ago we did not have the Laboratory on our
payroll, but this was transferred to us1' this Pall. The Laboratory
force includes six men who are working on electrical teBts and two
men on loading lests.that we have never had before .This is due to the
fact that we ere making the original loading tests for iron and nickel
and the oleotrical teBts on iron mix, which formerly was done in Orange
Also due to the fact that the Plant has spread out consider¬
ably more, it is necessary for us to have more men in the storeroom,
additional watohmen and more men in the yard eervioe.
Also due to more buildings, pipes, etc. there is more in
the Maintenance Department.
However, the comparative figures from 1910 to dato shows
a very decided doorease in men, oompured with production.
Due to the decrease in our production crew, and changing
over to an eight hour a day arrangement, we expoot to reduce the
force at onoo, to some extent, although the production department
will 'Continue to hove praotioally the same number of men, but they
will be devided into three shifts, whereas they wore on' two shifts.
[ENCLOSURE]
\
/uo* tu EDISONCHEE\Kql\ works
i <- Ompa n son of Ernp/oye-s
M4o6 ■' t° Produ-cftort. ' '
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To
Subject
Deo. 12, 1919.
Arthur Mudd, Secretary
nr. Charles Edison, Mr. s. B. Mambert, Mr, C. E. Sholes,
Mr. H. F. Miller, Mr, J. V. Miller.
Approval of contracts by Mr. Thos. a. Edison, President.
The following is on excerpt from minutes of meeting of Board of
Directors held Thursday, Dec. Uth.,
"The Chairman stated that the President, Mr. Thos. A. Edison, -had '
requested that no contracts be authorised or approved and ratified by the
Board of Directors of Edison Storage Battery Co. unless said contracts
shall have been personally approved by him.
In view of the wishes of the President the members of the Board pres-
-ent, viz: Mr. Charles Edison, Mr. S. B. Mambert* Mr. C. E. Sholes, Mr.
H. F. Miller and Mr. j. v. Miller, constituting a majority it the Board of
Directors,' stated that they would individually and collectively, as
officers and directors, withhold their approval from any and all contracts
Which might bo submitted to them, tanless said contracts shall have been
previously approved by the President of the Company, Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
o? until Mr . Thos. A. Edison shall have withdrawn his request. "
Secretary.
«T“ . . .
CHARMS EDISON.
Demo. No.jg^
Dat812/16/19.
Export Division of saloon storey Battery
tok Walter 3 towns*
Kdloon le satisfied that our case is utroiw enorah
aghast Manaot to win In arbitration. Be reoUeoo tolly the serorcl
Iimnot storto aaldns counterclaims.
*?®° *? U,*V* «-Mtratlon m would Dove to «> on
contract tor oil tire, unices It were breached at ion
rszr^S“.‘
S‘SStoK^}2,“CSf “ w— “ "“■“*• -*■*•
... „ , ri, *• «• to »»» no contract or ogmcumt of any kind
with Mount but to oonttme to fnmtob him battexica to met Mb' mote
nadar a "etraleht order" baalo. Xf Wo do this and refndn from mm§
any great atteopt to pub the sole of tatted m in Uonnot'e territory
through other eternals until the arbitration la settled, he tools that
tho damgee cannot m into Tory largo figures.
flean bo goTamod aooordlrely.
<®AB®8 15)10 OK.
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1543-1U-4-19
CHARLES EDISON.
DIVISION:
SUBJECT:
Export Division of S. B. Co.
Monnot Agreement. /
Date
I2/IB/19.
Ur. Edison:
Before acting definitely on the Monnot matter as outlined
In the attached to Stevens. I want to feel sure onoe and for all that
you Jo. appreciate the weaknesses that we may have to explain away in
arbitration somehow.
Personally, I feel that your dlreotlons are exactly what
we s ho old do, with this point, however, still la doubt In ay mind*
Under English law, oan a person break a contract and refuse to supply
goods, oto. , after arbitration has gone againet him, by merely paying
a lump sum cash damages?
Or, if the arbitration goes against him, can he he forced
to oontlnne to supply goods, etc. and oondnot business under the con¬
tract during its life, and if be resists this, order and flatly refuses
to go on. oan they seise goods or send him to jail or subject him to
payments of continuous damages?
If the first is true, them It seems to ms the risk we
are taking is small. She the second is truei then It seems to me
that the risk is great.
Should we not get sosb English Solicitor's opinion
before conmlttlng ourselves to a definite course : of aotlon?
1543-1M-4-19
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Ur. O.B.Sholes, V.P. & Gen'l Manager -U U^Li> Hi,1
Ur. J.V.UUlar, Manager Ohemloal Works -y. gyC , .yt-4
SUB* Glassification and Analysis of payroll by Departments!* ^gfU-
Baaed on your report and in aooordanoe with table attached j
hereto, the following oonoluslona are drawn* *
_ . Shore are 225$ more employees on private payroll at Ohemitrf
Works than at Storage Battery Plant. ™
2510 number of employees on Private payroll on produotion
(foreman and superintendents) is 629$ greater than at Storage Battery.
*h® relationship of enployaes in the Maintenanoe, Engineering,
Ohemloal and Electrical Laboratories, Accounting and Executive offices to
the total number of employees is greater at Ohemloal works than at Storage
Battery* °“ InBpootlon 31,4 3toree the relationship is greater at Storage
While tha relationships brought out in the attaohed table
are not entirely comparable, it does seem that if the Aooountlng wore
centralized some reduction could be made. It should be particularly
noted that the number of aooountlng employees for the storage Battery also
InoludsB the employees on Salsa Aooountlng,
It would of course bo difficult to combine any other functions
t unlikely that were the two plante oomblned the percentage of
ar oo ul d be reduced.
MO ooneideration has bean given the Sales or Purchasing
Departments sines those may be taken as common to both Ghemioal Hbrtes and
Storage Battery plants.
Tory respectfully.
O.E.Shoioo.Oen'l Manager.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
December 26, 1919.
Desk #6-3-5341 e v9
Ur. W. II. Meadoworoft, VV M J. r jT
Confirming oar telephone conversation of. this date, the attached \F |
is a copy of a letter received from the Walker Vehicle Co. '* j
Will you kindly ad vise if Mr. Edison can furnish the information
requested, particularly that mentioned in tho ttti paragraph.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY 00. ,
John Kelly, Gen . Sales Mgr.
By O^c^A .
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WALKER VEHICLE COMPANY
Chicago, Ill,
December 18, 1919,
SUBJECT: MOTOR DESIGN
Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange, He'.v Jersey.
Gentlemen:
.'He are now considering the re-doeign of our entire line of motors with the object
of developing the best type possible for use with 60 cells "A" 'typo batteries in locali
ties whore the streets are comparatively level and the pavements good, and with 64
cells "A" type batteries where trucks will operate in hilly districts with grades
up to 15 %, or on poor paydments.
Our object in writing to you is to obtain, if possible, Mr. Edison's recommendation
as to the two best men; and companies that we can engage to accomplish the best results
As our export business now extends over most foreign countries, we prefer to purchase
our motors from cither Westinghouse or 0. E, , duo to their foreign and domestic
organisations, but we first desire to determine the detail specifications of the
best line of motors for use in Walker chassis equipped with Edison "A" type batteries.
In other words, while our present line of motors are giving satisfaction to V/alker
truck users, wo know that the design can be improved and desire to obtain the
ultimate type now, due to the fact that it is our intention to oxpond our production
to sales limit.
We, therefore, trust that you will realize the importance of this subject to both
your company and ourselves, and we will appreciate any suggestions Mr. Edison or
anyone else in your organisation will make.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) C. A. Streot
General Sales Manager.
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?*’"') 172 Valley RoadiWest Or£; -,e,N.J.Dec. 27th. , 19.
My Dear Mr Mambert '
I was most agreeably surprised at receiving a Christmas card from
Mrs Mambert and yourself as I had no idea that you were aware that
I am still in this part of the country. The act of sending a Christmas
card would evidence at least no unkindly feeling towards me on your
part, and this is also surprising to me as I was given to understand
by Mr Sholes when I was kicked out that "The Board had wondered that
he had kept me on as long as he had".
In any event, I am here, (brought on from California by Mr Sholes)and
the thought has occurred to me, since receiving your card, that perhaps
you could assist me in finding that thing which I most want to do.
I am attaching a copy of my service record from 1888 up to date, and
would explain that while I was handling considerable numbers of men
on the Southern Pacific, I made it my business and pleasure to give
aid, sympathy, advice, etc. etc. to my men (as well as my girls) when ever
the opportunity offered - neyBr intrusively of course- and I have
acted both as judge and Jury on incipient divorce cases,drunkeness,
troubles of various kinds; have gathered men up off the track and
gone to their homes and broken the news to their families as gently
as possible, arranged all the details of the funeral, and later on
have secured a position for some member of the family;and in every
way I have tried to do good where ever it was possible.
Since coming with the Edison Storage Battery Co. seven years ago, I
have missed the opportunity of doing very much along the lines as
written of above, and I have often wished that the time would come
when I would again have a chance to do more of that for which it
has been stated I am best fitted - namely, some executive work where
a large amount of human kindness and sympathy are deslreable.
I had even hoped that in leaving California and coming on East ,1
would eventually find a place in the Edison organization where I
could have something to do with the human element, and do that thing
that I have so long wanted to do.
Instead of any such chance, I found a brutal man in outhor ity.;drunk
with power - unkind, overbearing, and domineering towards the rank
and file and feared and hated by all of them;hoping that either he
would get out or that they could find something else to do at some
other place, and when I had the nerve to protest to Mr Sholes about
John Kelly's rough treatment of the poor, scared creatures, I was told
to attend strictly to my own business, etc. etc. etc. etc.
Enough of this - it is all passed so far as I am concemed;the Edison
Storage Battery Co. did not want ray services any longer, but as my
coming on East was considered by my many friends on the Pacific Coast
as a well deserved promotion for faithful service,! would like to
connect with some good concern here if possible, and as I have heard
much of your own kindly nature, I am prompted to ask if you would be
willing to advise me as to methods for getting in touch with some
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thing, where I could bring to bear my considerable practical experienc® !
along electro-mechanical lines and perhaps have a chance to help I
smooth out some of the human tangles that might need the kind of help
that I could give if I were afforded the opportunity, I
I have had such splendid success in some of my past work that it has !
seemed to me that with all the prevailing unrest, there should be a
place for me in some plant to act as a sort of "Shock Absorber"to
meet the men, hear their grievences, convince them of my own desire to
see that they get a square deal, but at the same time looking out for
the best Interests of my own employers.
perhaps '
As you have /forgotten me during the three or four years since I was
in your office, I am taking the liberty of enclosing my picture, which
I would ask that you kindly return after it has served the purpose
of refreshing your memory.
In closing, I wish to say that I very sincerely trust and desire that
nothing that I have said regarding my experiences at Edison Storage
Battery Factory, will result in any controversy, as under the existing
conditions, I am more than glad to be out of there, but I did feel that, j
in calling upon your help in securing a new position, I might be per¬
mitted to present a little of my side of the story.
If, after you have had time to read this, you feel that you could, or
would care to talk with me regarding the kind of work that I have
done, I would appreciate it very much if I could see you at some place
other than your office, as a visit there might be misconstrued.
I am living at 172 Valley Road, West Orange, Phone Orange 3799-W.
Thanking you very much for your consideration of this matter,
[ENCLOSURE]
1888
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Deo.
Commenced, working for Southern Pacific R.R.Co. in Signal Dept .as an
Apprentice and progressed slowly to lineman , Wireman , Signal Repairman,
Signal ShopmanfBenoh, lathe, Forge) Extra Fireman S.P.Electrio light
Plant, Extra Signal Towerman, Signal Construction Foreman, Extra
Engineer of lighting Plant. . _ . , _
Resigned to take position as Chief Electrician Piedmont Cable Co., a
combined cable and electrio Btreet Ry. After two months .promoted to
2nd Engineer in full charge of afternoon and evening watch. There
were 13 engines, 5 dynamos and 6 steam boilerB in the plant, and 12
miles of cable passed through the house every 23 minutes.
Returned to Signal Dept. S.P. Co .same work as baf ore, excepting more
of the time Foreman on new construction, and generally increased
responsibilities.
Appointed Signal Supervisor in oharge of Signal Operation,
Maintenance, and Construction, including the wiring of Depots, Shops,
Roundhouses, Ferry Boats .installation of Shop Motors, Telephones,
lines and Phone Switch Boards.
Given charge of all Electric lighting of Passenger Cars on S.P.
lines in addition to Signal work. ^
Appointed Engineer of Train Lighting-Heating-Ventilation in oharge
of Train Electricians running on trains ;Car Wiring, Coach Yard
Electricians, Pintsch Gas Plants, Gas lighting of oars, locomotive Head
light Wiring and locomotive Head lights.
Got 10 Car lighting man from various Rail Roads to meiet at Ogden,
Utah where was started the Association of Railway Electrical
Engineers. In the Fall of 1909 wsb elected President and served one
Resigned from S.P. Co. to aooept position aB Western Manager of the
Edison Storage Battery Co. .commencing Jan. 1st., 1913, with head¬
quarters ‘at San PranciBco. I had charge of the Sales and Service
work in the 11 Western states for 7 years, reporting to the V.P. &•
General Sales Manager at Orange, H.J. I opened offices in Seattle,
Portland and los Angeles and appointed Resident Managers reporting
to me. I also made selling arrangements with men or Concerns in
various parts of my territory to handle the Battery.
From a few thousand dollars a year, built up the business to
as much as $250,000,00 to $300,000.00 per year. This is Bmall in
comparison with other parts of the country, but the territory was
hard to cover as it comprises a third of the area of the U.S.with
only 6$ of the population.
Invited to oome to Orange to take charge of the R.R.Dept .Upon
arrival was made Ass't Sales Manager.
December resigned from Edison Storage Battery Co.
While with Southern Pacific was given credit for speoial
ability in handling men. In 1903 started a Signal School for my men,
where I taught from large drawings that I had prepared and from
working parts set up in shop. This resulted in greater interest, in¬
formation and progress and I was able to promote men to better
positions on other Divisions and alBo to other Rail Roads.
I am deeply interested in all Betterment Work so far as it Is
practicable and carried out with discretion and common sense.
Can mix freely with all men and at Bame time never have had any
trouble commanding reBpeot and securing willing obedience.
B.M. Cutting.
Room 827 #200-5th Ave.,Hew York City.
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TO: Hi'. C. E. Sholes <V*^VCl
SOB: Additional Office Space for Chicago. nAa*-€&* (a e .
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for your reference we beg to quote from Minuted of SalejB
Or livyttd ^
Conmittee meeting held. January 6th: * .,
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"Hr. Veale presented letter from Messrs. Lloore & Rifort t
of Chicago, Ill, with reference to building which they
propose to build, for our use. This communication was
accompanied by a letter from Hr. Butler urging immediate
consideration for matter of new quarters on account
his present lease will expire on April 30th, and that
the owner will want a substantial increase in rent and
that the prcsait premises are now very inadequate.
After very careful consideration of the several suggestions
and proposals which have been made it was, on motion duly
moved and seconded
VOTED, that in vi ew of the importance of our Chicago
business, which during our last fiscal year was about
§859,000.00'; that the service station at Chicago must also
attend repair work of St. LouIb, Kansas City, st. Paul and
it is also freqiently called upon for assistance to New
Orleans, Denver and to help Detroit.and Canadian service,
this committee approves and recommends to the Board of
Directors that we accept proposal made by Messrs. lloore &
Rifort as scents for the vacant property at 3130 & 3132
South Michigan Avenue, on which they propose to erect a
two story building v/ith approximately 15,300 square feet,
and with a handsome green and white tile front (similar to
building ereoted for the Packard Co. ) and which they will
lease to us for a period of 15 years at 9$ of the cost of
the building estimated at §40,000.00 (not to exceed §50,000.00)
plus the taxes and interest, and which would make Hie annual
rental cost not exceeding as follows:
[ENCLOSURE]
EDISON STORAGE, BATTERY CO.
Memorandum
-2- Jan. 6, 1920.
9% on $50,000.00 $4,500,00
Taxos and Interest, estimated 900.00
Ground Rent 1.250.00
total $6,650.00
and may discontinue at the end of 10 years ty paying a honus
of 10^ on the cost of the building.
In this connection this committee calls the attention of the
Board of Directors to the fact that the present pr anises are
not only too small to give suitable service to our large
business in Chioago, but that the situation is such that
we are constantly questional by the polioe on account of
vehicles back of present building in alley; that with the
nea building we would have ample space for increased repair
work, and which would undoubtedly enable us to earn sufficient
to pay for the increased cost of rent; that we could probably
obtain a clause permitting us to sub-let to tenant acceptable
to the owners, and that this committee does not feel that the
10 or 15 year period is at all unreasonable on this proposition
or includes any serious risk of finding ourselves in any un¬
desirable location.
As reffirds to the location, this committee views that it is
perhaps ideal in view of the ihct that.it is on a direct route
and not far from the Walker Vehicle Company, Mercury Manufactur¬
ing Company, Chioago Stock Yards, etc., etc. Furthermore, it is
believed that if the matter is immediately decided that the build¬
ing can be finished and ready for occupancy on May 1st or immediate¬
ly after our present iease expires."
V/ill you be good enough to present this subject at the next Board
meeting, and advise us of their decision in order that we might wire Mr.
Butler?
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
January 21, 192D.
FBOMi
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SUBs
Mr. C.E.Sholes, Gan’l Mgr. e.S.B. Co.
Mr. Meadoworoft, Sec'y to Mr. Thomas A. Edison.
Seaboard By-Product Coke Company, fj
Jersey City, Hew Jersey. r%
property near
e possibility^*
r of tiif? 5Ba-
the Belleville Turnpike in Jersey Uity and were considering the p
of locating the Silver Lake plant at that point, Mr. Mac Arthur o
board By-product Coke O0. told us confidentially of some new arrangements
which he proposed to make for railroad facilities and which would be a help
to all concerned and asked to buy the triangular strip between the Belleville
Turnpike and the Erie Bail road.
Of course our plans went awry but it seems that the Sea¬
board Co, desires to complete their arrangements and Mr. Mac Arthur has
therefore asked us to please learn if Mr. Edison would sell this triangular
pieoe of property and if so at what price.
Will you kindly communicate direct with Mr. p.c. Mao Arthur
of the Seuboard By Products Coke Co, , or command the undersigned, and greatly
ft7r. ID ~
thr.
(jSny-vCt SJUL —
ot Jjrf 7^*- "
Very respeotfully,
C.E.Sholes, Gen'l Mgr.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
Mr. C.K.Sholoa/', Gon'l Mgr. K.3.B. Co
^ec'y to Mr. 'i'homaa A. lid. is on
(1). During today, nr. C.W. Flanders represonting
tho Soahoard Dy-Products uoke Go. oalled upon us and left
the unclosed nap showing the small triangular piece of property
which they desired to purchase and concorning which they par¬
ticularly ashed to know if we will sell.
11 . From the location of the piece that they desire
o piirohaso, you will note that it includes practically all
frontage on the aolleville Turnpike, and for this reason
{3). We would recommend that this concorn ho advised
lx*, jidison is not interested in petitioning tho property,
i least for tho present.
Asking the favor of your consideration and reply, we remain.
/
, -ftl OuJ&o AU
toW- 'M ))m «jy*-s
KEARNY,
I
La, Mew Zealand, British Sant Africa, Union of South
lg Cape of Good Hope, Metal, arenavaal, Orange Free State
- any other oountry, colony or possession (other than
d Ireland) as to which Edison Storage Battery Company has
-,er mafce on exclusive sales contract or arrangement. But
Idi son Accumulator b, ltd. shall he entitled to 90 days'
-tailment of its non-oxolusive selling right and shall
>m the date of such notice within which to fill orderB
Accumulators, ltd. agrees that it will not hand!8,
or sale any Storage Batteries or parts thereof other thoi
those purchased he reuser and that it will purchase from Edison Storage
per month or the ampere hour equivalent thereof in cello having
the same sized tuboo and 1600 G-4 type Cello per month or the ampere
hour equivalent thereof in cello having the acme sized tubes, except
that said quantities may be increased upon six months' notice by
1500 k-% type cells or equivalent and by 760 G-4 type Colls or equiva¬
lent until tiie total quantity hereunder shall be equal to 12000 k- 4
typo Coll b per month or the ampero hour equivalent thereof in cells
having the samo sized tuboo and 6000 G-4 typo Cells per month or
the ampero hour equivalent thereof in cells having the same sized
tubes, but euoh notices shall not provide for any increase within
leos than 6 months after the next preceding increase.
Quality and Inspection
Equal to commercial standard existizg at the time of shipment,
Edison Accumulators, Ltd. moy return to Edison Storage battery Company
at tiie expense of the latter, positive or negative plates that fail to
givo standard performance (1-e. in accordance with standards of Edison
Storage Battery Company) on formatlpn.or ony other parts that 'show de¬
fective manufacture. Edison Storage Battery Company agreeo to replace
such defective plates or parts at ijts; expense delivered in Condon at the
earliest possible date after rooe iji t of material complained of.
United Statos liBt prices on date orders for prompt shipment
ore received and accepted by Edison Storage Battery Company and United
States list prices current on date of shipment of orders accepted for
future delivery, for all standard typo cells and parts, less discounts
and allowances as follows:
Upon all standard types A and B Cells , unformed,
with dry electrolyte, and parts, a discount of 25$
and after suoh deduction an allowance of 6/ to
cover cost of maintenance of service and your
guaranty to customers and 2-1/2/S thereafter to
cover cost of forming. ' After ouch deductions a
discount of 2$ for cash against shipping documents
Jf.A.S. Hew York.
Standard G and h Cells, unformed, with dry elec¬
trolyte, and parts, a discount of 20$ and after suoh
deduction an allowance of 6$ to cover cost of main¬
tenance of service and your guaranty to customers
and 2-l/2$ thereafter to cover cost of forming,
lifter suoh deductions a diooount of 2$ for cash
against shipping documents F.A.S. Hew York.
standard Bluer* 8 Langs complete, types 11-6 and
parts, 40,'., plus 2}'j additional for cash against
shipping' documents, F'.A.S. Hew form,
Electrolyte 10 plus It) i additional for oash against
shipping documents F.A. S. Hew York.
411 United states list prices and all discounts and
allowances subject to change on GO days cabled no¬
tice by Edison Storugo Battery Company , but Edison
Accumulators, ltd. shall never be quoted lower dis¬
counts than the then ourront discounts extended to
large buyers in the United 1 tales, plus the above
allowances for forming, etc.
Cush in Hew York against shipping documents F.A.S. Hew York.
Deliveries
4s close to the dates indicated on your formal purchase
orders, issued to conform horowi th, as the use of reasonable diligence
on our part will permit. It is understood that strikes, fireB, actB
of God and the public enemy, inability to obtain materials except at
exorbitant prices, delay in obtaining materials, or any other unfore¬
seen or unavoidable cause, unless duo to the failure of Edison Storage
Battery Company to use reasonable diligence, ehall entitle the latter
to reasonable delay in filling such orders, und in such event it shall
\ have the right to limit or pro rate its shipments upon such unfilled
orders to a quantity equal to lbji of the conmeroiol output of its
plant, but if its inability to fill orders is caused by inability to
obtain material oxoppt at an exorbitant price, Edioon Accumulators,
Ltd. may supply the material to enable Edison Storage Battery Company
to furnish the full quantity.
fisa-gpja: ,0B aBd inBpootio:n. Ko guaranty by Edison Storage
Battery Company to customers of Edison Accumulators, Ltd.
Formation
- Edison Accumulator s. Ltd. agrees t
hereunder at itB expeuso and do all things necessary t
cellsready for commercial purposes. Edison Storage Battery Company
to furnish the necessary first fill dry electrolyte.
2428 Edison Accumulators, Ltd, agrees to maintain an adequate
organisation for giving expert service to its customers during the
Edison Accumulators, Ltd. arui ?.ir. John i’errool Monnot agree
to at all tiraec uoe their hoot skill and ability in promptly and
energetically pushing the sale end uoe of Edison Storage Batteries in
Great Britain and Ireland, and Edi eon sicetumlators , Ltd. further agrees
that so long as this agreement shall continue, sufficient capital will
he furnished and suitable and sufficient organisation (including battery
inspectoral shall be provided ana all necessary and usual 3teps taken
to create anu promote public demand for Edison btorago Batteries in
Great Britain and Ireland and to caro for and supply such demand.
Edison Accumulators, Ltd. agrees to pay
a royalty on each cell supplied to it hereunder oi
(20) Cents for each one hundred (100) amporo hours
by Edison Storage Battery Company in addition to 1
provided, but only so long as any British patent c
any improvement thereon owned or controllod by Mr.
force. Such royalties to be payable quarterly in
to Ihomas A. Edison
the rate of 'iwenty
of capacity as rated
ic price hereinbefore
a storage batteries or
Edison shall be in
Jnited States Gold or
the cancellation of
you and ourselves or
lslng therefrom
12TIIZ t t^defeo ti ve^matorialBUaupplied , or Jome tax accruing
prior to the date hereof.
Yours faithfully,
BDIaOH 13‘fOj.iAGii BA'il'Bhf COiiPAHt
Attest: Bf CharleB Ddlaon _
Chairman of the Board of Directors
iVe hereby accept and agree to ail Of the terras, conditions
and covenants contained in the foregoing letter.
JiDISOD iiCGUiilU.lsii'OIlb, Dltil USD
By _ J. f. IQonnot _ _
Managing Director
J. LillvPsliner
Director
Dated: march 27, 1920.
j. l’. iionnot.
"Annex to letter Contract of liar. 27, 1920".
Assembly
i'or the purpose of Aasoably only, of cells of our current
ooimoroiul types, wo will sell Edison Accumula tors, ltd. complete
sets of component parts of cells with tho Steel Containers in a knocked
down condition for it to complete and without wooden truys whioh it
will make itiself. For these complete sots wo will charge it the same
prices as for complete cello stipulated in thie agreement, loss on
allowance of $ for tho coat of assembling tho cells and f, for the
cost of the tfayB.
Kloo trolvto
Edison Accumulators, ltd. have the right to purchase electrolyte
material to their boat advantage provided the quality of same is equal
to 'that supplied by us und sample of such material is approved by us,
auoh approval or disapproval shall bo cabled within thirty days after
the receipt by us of such saoplos. Should, however, wo give disapproval
our reasons therefor shall be statud. ' Allowance for electrolyte to bo
made to you from the price of the complete coll.
Cancollatl on
Should Edison Accumulators, Ltd. in their ubsolute discretion find
that the prices and discounts heroin contained have become, for some
reason, not profitable to them, they have the right, to cancel thlB agree¬
ment by serving Edison Storage Battery Co. with ninety days notice in
writing to this effect.
In the event of goods supplied by Edison Storage Battery Co. not
being of standard quality, to tho extent that 6# (five percent) or more,
do not develops thiB rated capacity after forming, Edison Accumulators,
Ltd. have the right to cancel this agreement by serving Edison Storage
Battery Co. with ninety days notice in writing.
Attest: SDISI'K iilURAOE BABl’EEY CO.
Stephen B. .Vambert ’ By Ihos. 'A. Edison, -
- - President.
Bios. A. Edison _
lio hereby and aooept and agree to all the terms, conditions and
covenants contained heroin the foregoing letter.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
Prom: The Orange-Silver Lake Technical Advisory Committee.
Tot Laboratory of T'A. Edison,
Subject: Use of reclaimed iron mix in regular iron mixes.
At the- 42d meeting of the Teohnioal Advisory Committee held on
this date, the use of reclaimed iron in new iron mixes was discussed; and
it was brought out that while considerably work has been done on the use
of reclaimed iron, exact data was not available at this time. Inasmuch as
the present accumulation of reclaimed iron mix compels the use of more
than 10jS of reclaimed iron mix in new mixes, and further since the exact
effect of inoreasing amounts of reclaimed iron in new mixes not fully
known, it was voted, on motion duly made and seconded, that this committee
request the laboratory of Hri T.A.Edison to edvise if any data is on file in
the laboratory which shows the relationship existing between increasing
amounts of reolaimed iron in new iron mixes and the elaotrolytio capacity of
the resultant iron mixes. This request is made with the view of avoiding
any duplication of work which has been previously covered by the laboratory.
Se speotfully,
The Teohnical ^dvisoiy Committee
E. H. Bunn, ^
Chair
Copies to IMV. Cunningham
H. IT. Cox
InM.O’Bair
T .A. Comm. File
Secretary, Edison Storage cattery Co.
S. B. Mambert, Vice "res't and Financial Executive
subject, Agreement - Edison Accumulators, l,td.
Hef: "Annex to letter contraot of March £7, 1920".
* Referring to paragraph one "Assembly" , of above, I have
checked over the cost figures and would recommend that "an allowance
of £'»■ for the cost of assembling the cells and for the cost of
the trays" be made and that these percent figures be inserted in the
annex ter letter contract of March £7, 19£0.
The percentages given in the preceding paragraph to apply
to A, B, and ti typo cells. ,Vould recommend that the small type
iLtypo and a type) bo not shipped unassembled, although if Edison
Accumulators demand the same percentages for allowance a can be used.
Attached is a comparative statement showing by cell types
the not amount of the allowances for forming, trays and cell assemb¬
ling, toge ther with the cost figures. ,
■The Zl% allowance from list for forming has already been
made part of the agreement of March £7th.
USie allowance of l&S from list for trays and £«
for cell assembling are the amounts recommended by the wri
thin memorandum. It should be underetood that included wi
is "Battery Assembling", that is, putting the batteries in
from list
th "Trays"
to the
Hie writer's opinion is that these percentages £
a average for all types of cells as can be -worked
It should be noted that the allowances for trays on & and
B type cells very closely approximate the cost, and on A type cells
there is a very slight advantage in favor of the E. S, B. oo.
On cell assembling, it should be noted that the allowances
on A type cells are nearly all slightly in excess of cost, but in
averaging all types the percentage used is fair.
Kr. Delos Holden.
Arthur Kudd, Secretary, Edison Storage Battery Company.
subject: Agreement Edison Accumulators Limited.
Thank you for your memorandum B 332 of April 9th enclosing
copy of agreement between Edison Storage Battery Company. Thomas A. Edison,
Edison Accumulators, Ltd., and John ierreol Ilor.no t dated March £7th and
copy of "Annex to letter contract of March £7th, 1920".
I am wondering whether, inasmuch as l!r. Edison is one of the
parties to this agreement, a signed copy of the agreement was not proviaod
for him. If you have a signed copy of this please send it to me.
A'ill the Edison Storage Battery Company or the Export Div.
ision report to us the cells supplied under this agreement to enable us to
check up with ilonnot on royalty statements? It seems to me it would be
well for ub to receive this report monthly in such shape that we can de¬
termine the basis and amount of indebtedness to l!r . Edison on account of
these royalties.
Has any particular time been set for the quarterly payment
of royalty, that is, ore statements to be made on the basis of calendar
quarters or otherwise?
I presume that royalties are considered to be accrued aB
soon as cells are shipped.
Under paragraph entitled "Acceptance" being the last para¬
graph of agreement, you make reference to the liability on account of
"income tax accruing prior to the date hereof". Ihis is a metter, I take
it, of interest only to E(USOn Accumulators, Ltd., and Eui son Storage
Battery Company, but I do not find any other reference to income tax
liability in the agreement.
Can you tell me v/hat di sposi tion i s to be made of the balance
remaining in our deposit account representing the balance remaining from
money advanced by Mr. Konnot at tiie time of signing what I believe was
tiie original agreement with him and against which a portion of royalty
charged him was to apply? I notice lhat no provision is made for the
setting- up of an additional amount to this deposit account under the ■
present agreement*
In tiie first paragraph entitled "Assembly" of the Annex letter
contract March £7th, the percentages to bo allowed for assembling and cost
of treys are omitted on the copy you have sent me.
H. -.7. KELL0V7 , - A
Secretary
export Dmsiox
Mr. W. h. Meadoworoft,
laboratory.
Orange, N. j.
t . Mr* Geo- E* Wise* Managing Director of
1 £ Go--‘ ltd-. ^>ollo Street, Bombay, India,
™S°V0me “°ntlls 360 3114 in a ^tter Just received
from Mr. Wise he requests that we send to his Bombay address
an autographed photograph of Mr. Edison. As Mr/wise's
company are important clients of ours in the sale of Edison
Storage Batteries in India, I am sure Mr. Edison would not
MsJ BombV“fl^.Mr‘ V/iS6 MS Ph0t0eraph t0 be disPla^ed
v*, „ , Mr* Wise fUrther stated in his letter that
f h8d re9uested Him to send particulars regarding
1^1^ vl^Tdid «n+ rr! attainable in India. Evidfnt-
and^hfi Zl ^ * understand exactly what Mr. Edison required,
and he asks that we obtain this information for him. 0
If you will kindly forward one of these photo-
together with the particulars required, I will
graphs to me, together with the par
be glad to transmit same to Mr. .Wis
(Vvvii Kund 01 au/ma, W' a'jTiM-t-
£*cJ
GEO. M. WISE
Tours very truly,
■ EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY,
Vioe-Pres. & Mgr. Export Division.
rw- M*
ICTATED
April 2 0,1920.
Mr. Ei M. Dunn, Chairman,
The Technical Adviscfry Committee,
Edison Storage Battery Co.
1 Bent down to Mr. Edison in Florida, y0ur
memorandum of April 8th, in regard to laboratory data
concerning percentages of reclaimed iron. mix.
Mr. Edison has sent me a memorandum asking
me to Bay to you that, teat cells were made of different
amounts of reclaimed iron, ranging from 5 %, 10$, 15$
up to 60/6. He says that the records of these test
uplls must bo on file in the Edison Storage Battery
Company archives.
W.H.MEADOWCHQPI.
May 27,1920.
&<*****->. r, /i ,
la connection with the exoroisos which will bo hold at 12»aO o’olook tomorrow
(Friday), Mr. Oharloo Edison has said that you would bo kind enougx to unroll
tho tablet for us. She general plan is as follows i
1. Part of Handel’s "largo" by tho Band.
2. Station by Bay Hunt, Chaplain of the Edison industries Post of the
Abb Mean legion.
!(• 5. Unveiling by Mr. Thomas a. Edison and firing of three rounds by squad
of leglonalrres while buglers on top of Battory Building sound "taps".
4. "My Country ’tie of Shoe".
5. About three hundred girls representing all divisions of the Edison
Industries will deposit wreaths and flowers under tho tubist.
6. national Anthem.
7. Be turn march to "Onward Christian soldiers" by tho Band.
It agreeable, I will bring Mr. Hunt to your offioe at 12{25 and serve as guide
(and representative of the legion) for yourself ( and any others whom you may
desire to bring), to the pnper place beside the tablet.
It is hoped that Mrs. Edison oan conveniently attend with you, and that other
officials in your party will bring their wives when I will ask the privilege of
bringing Mra. Sholes.
Hoping this is satisfactory, 1 am.
Mr. O.E. Sholes.
Hr. Thomas A. Edison.
Unveiling of Memorial Tablet.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Fran; O-E.Sholes, Gen'l Mgr., B.S.B.Co.
ITOt Ur. Thomas A. Edison.
Subjeoti Get-together meeting of Edison teohnioal man.
In order that the tsohnioal nan of the Iaduatrles may perhaps
become a little better acquainted, an informal gathering has been
planned for Uonday, June 21st, at 5|30 P.U., in the Assembly Bill
(old Restaurant) of the Battery Building.
Allen Bogers of Pratt Institute will give an inform! tali,
and show some slides and moving pictures of his adventures in the
shark leather and oil Industry, and whioh we o an assure you will
be very interesting as well as amusing.
Hr. Dunn of the Chemical Works Department will also talk
informally of his experiences in the copper refining industry, after
wbidh we will adjourn to the Bestaurant and have supper together.
You are cordially invited to attend.
O.E.Shole8
Vice Brest, & Qen'l Mgr.
July 7, 1920.
Ur. Uaurioe E. Fox,
Hotel Seymour, 60 West 46th Street,
Hew York Oity.
Dear Sirs
You have informed us that you propose to form a Company on the
Continent of Europe, of which you will be the active head, for the sale of
Edison Storage Batteries and Accessories. Contingent upon your ability to
form such a Company, the Edison Storage Battery Company hereby offers and
agrees to sell to you, and you agree to purchase from the Edison storage
Battery Company, all commercial types of Edison Storage Batteries, upon the
following termsi-
MANAfiEMKKT:
Shis agreement, and all terms and conditions ho re in, ore contingent
upon you, Uaurioe Edward Fox, being and remaining the active head of the
proposed Company during the period of this agreement. In the event of your
death or incapacity, your successor shall be subject to the approval of the
Edison Storage Battery Company.
TERBITOBY;
You are to have the exclusive sale of Edison Storage Batteries and
Accessories to customers in and for use in Belgium, France, Italy and Switzer¬
land; it being understood and agreed, however, that any American vehicle
manufacturer shall have the right to sell and to ship into the territory
oovered by this agreement vehicles completely equipped with Edison Storage
Batteries. It is also understood that the Ford Uotor Company may in ad¬
dition import Edison storage batteries required for starting, lighting, ig¬
nition or any other purpose, for uso on Ford oara manufactured in suoh ter¬
ritory, and nee and sell in suoh territory Ford oars thus equipped.
It is understood that we have an agreement with Edison Accumulators
Limited, whereby that Company la entitled to ninety daye' notice of any our>-
tailment of its non-exclusive selling right in the countries oovered by this
agreement, and is entitled to have twelve months from the date of suoh no¬
tice within whioh to fill orders accepted prior to the date of tha notice.
It le expressly agreed that this agreement is eubjeot to such rights of
Edison Accumulators Limited.
QUALITY AHD INSPECTION:,.
All Edison Storage Batteries supplied under the terms of this agree¬
ment shall be equal to oommeroial standards existing at the time of shipment.
You may return to us at our expense Edison cells or accessories that fail to
give standard performance (l.e., in aooordanoe with standards of the Edison
Storage Battery Company), when tested upon arrival, or ary other parts that
show defective manufacture. The Edison Storage Battery Company agrees to
replace suoh defeotive sells, accessories or parte at its expense, delivered
f.a.s. Steamer, Hew York.
OUABANTYt
See Quality and Inspection. Ho guaranty by the Edison Storage
Battery Company to your oust omars.
you agree to maintain an adequate organization for giving export eeiv
v.ioe to your ouetomere during tho entire time cells are in use by them.
PHIOS:
U. S. list Prioee current on date orders for prompt shipment are re¬
ceived and aooepted by the Edison Storage Batteiy Company, and U. S. List Prloes
current on date of shipment of orders aooepted for future delivery, for all
standard type eells and parts, delivered f.a.s. Steamer, New York, less discount
and allowance as follows:
Standard A and B type oells oomplete with eleotrolyte, and parts thereof:
twenty-five (26$) per oeht dlsoount and five (5$) per cent allowanoe for ex¬
ploitation, plus an additional two (2$) per oont for cash against shipping docu¬
ments.
Standard a. and L type colls oomplete with eleotrolyte, and parts thereof:
twenty (20$) per oent discount and five (5$) per cent allowanoe for exploitation,
plus an additional two (2$) per cant, for cash against shipping documents.
Standard Minor Lamps oomplete, type M-8 cells complete with eleotrolyte,
and parts thereof; Forty (40$) per cent, plus an additional two (2$) per oont '
for oash against shipping documents.
Extra Eleotrolyte: ten (10$) per oent, plus an additional two (2$) per
oent for oash against shipping documents.
In each case the disoount or allowanoe is to he calculated on the net a-
mount remaining after, the preoeding disoount or allowanoe has Been deducted.
All U. S. list prices are subject to qhange without notloe. In case of
any lnorease in suoh prices wa shall advise you by cable that an incrsaae has
Been or is about to be made, to ba followed by a letter, in aooordanoe with the
paragraph hereof marked "NOTICE" , storing such increases definitely, and such
inoraased prloes shall not be applied to shipments to you under this agreement
until sixty (60) days shall have elapsed from the date of mailing suoh letter.
All dlsoounts quoted herein may be eubjeot to revision every six (6)
months, but with at least three (3) months’ advsnoe notification of suoh revision!
but in no case shall dlsoounts be made less than twenty-five (25$) per oent fpr
A aad.B type oells and parts thereof, twenty (20$) par oent for 0 and L type
oells and parts thereof, and thirty-five (35$) per oent for oomplete Miner Lamps,
H-8 oells, and, parts thereof. .
TEEMS:
Oash in New York, against shipping documents, f.a.s. Steamer, New York.
DELIVERIES:
As close to the dates indicated on your formal purchase orders, issued
to conform herewith, as the use of reasonable diligence on our part will permit.
It is understood that strikes, fires, aots of God and the public eneny, inability :
to obtain materials exoept at exorbitant prloes, delay In obtaining materials, or
any other unforeseen or unavoidable oause, unless due to our failure to use
reasonable dlllgenoe, shall entitle us to reasonable delay in filling suoh
orders.
Page 3.
EXPLOITATION:
You agree at all times to use your best skill and ability In prompt¬
ly and energetically pushing the sale and use of Edison Storage Batteries in
Belgium, Prance, Italy and Switzerland, and you further agree that so long as
this agreement shall ooritinue, suffioient capital will be furnished and suitable
and suffioient organization shall be maintained, (inoluding battery inspectors),
and all usual and necessary steps taken to create and promote public demand for
Edison Storage Batteries in said territory, and to oare for and supply such de-
EEHIOD COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT i
This agreement shall remain effeotive for a
period of two (2) years from the date of receipt of your notification (either
by cable or letter) of the formation of your Continental Company, it being under¬
stood, however, that this agreement is rendered void unless wo receive your said
notification on or before November 1, 1920. It is further understood and agreed
that this oontraot may be extended for one or more auooeasive periods of two
years oaoh, if so desired and agreed to hytipth parties. In oase either party
shall desire not to extend this agreement for any suoh suooosoive two year period,
on oh party shall givo notioe in writing to the other party at least six months
prior to the expiration of the two year period then running. In oase neither
party shall have given euoh notioe and no extension shall have been agreed upon,
then and in that event the two year period then running shall be extended for a
period of six months.
This agreement shall be subject to cancellation by either party hereto,
on ninety (90) days* written notioe, in the event that ary of the stipulations
herein set forth are braaohed by the other.
NOTICES
Any notioe to be given by us under this agreement may be given by the
mailing of a registered letter, postage prepaid, addressed to you or any of¬
ficer of your Company at your or his lost known address, and the date of mailing
of suoh letter shall bo considered as the date when suoh notioe is given.
Yours truly.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
Ny Charles Edison, _
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Attest:
Stephen B. Msmbert,
VIoo-Presidont a FInaaoial Executive.
I hereby accept and agree to all the terns, conditions and covenants
oontalned in the foregoing letter.
Maurloe E. Fox.
Dated July 7th, 1920.
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SdiBon^jtora6o Battery Co. C',E Aug. 7, 1920
The EdlBon Storage Battery Supply Co. urtvm
Edison Storago Battery Oarage, Ino.
Arthur Uuad, Secretary
E. H. A lion. Assistant Einonoial Executive
Statement 0f ineoma, year ending t'eb. 29, 1920
Sales
Cost to Make & Sell
Deductions
Depreciation of Bldgs
" " Equipment
" " Patents
Beservo for Self Insurance
" " Contingencies
" . " Doubtful Aooounts
Net Lo*3b
$6,136,419.81 -
5.657.118.78 $479,301.03
89,447.80
355,542.66
158.004.49
30,330.16
145,709.34
1-291-09
780.525.54
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August 20, 1920.
Promt W. J. 0 'Hair,
To, 9. W. Cunningham
Subject, Cell Beolalm Shop
Ur. Edison plans to carry on all reclaim opera¬
tions at Sllvor lake, sinoe ottr prosont method of handling
this work will not produoe a flaked oxide mixture that is
a no r >n hand are to he shlppc d |
d^wlth the salvage Si visloh. Ur.
Sohell sdvlaea that space Is available, and will be definite¬
ly assigned by Ur. Klloh, Ohlof Storekeeper. .
Will you please Inst mot accordingly? It Is reo-
omaended that the Cell Reclaim Shop operate until all parts
of cells now on hand are disposed of, and at j a lator date
arrangements should be made for the transfer' of eqatpnent
to Silver lake.
®. J. O’Uair
00 Ur. s. B. Vaebert
P. r. Sohell
V. u. Sheldon
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THOMAS A. EDISON, PERSONAL.
Office of Secretary
This is the first opportunity 1 have had. to confirm
my informal memorandum to yoiy^egarding experiment opened
on the request of Nr, Altengdrten in connection with nickel
plating process to he woiijeU on by Mr. Mgerton and charged
to Edison Storage Battery Company.
Ur, Edison coiifirms this request and states that he
fishes a separate oftler opened and the oost kept separate
irom the order foi/ continuous plating process. It would he
satisfactory fon/you to ask Edison Storage Battery Company
for an order. /
Dear Ur. Shloes:
X brought the mutter referred to In your letter of
August 20th to the attention of Ur. Edison and Ur. Charles Edison,
and wish to advise that they consider the arrangement made with you
more than fair in view of the oonditions and losses made during the
post year.
Mr. Sallow has obtained tho information whloh ho
desired from the copy of tho Tidewater Equipment Company 3 took
Certifloate Ho. 123, which you enolosed in yonr letter, and I take
pleasure in returning same to you.
As you can well imaglno we have, all of us, been
extremely busy, but fortunately the cool weather during tho latter
port of August has been of great assistanoc, and things are "humming”
as I have nover known them to "hum* before in the Edison Industries.
WO had the biggest month in August that we have
ever had, and this is particularly gratifying to me in view of the
foot that in oase of a re- action, I would rather re-aot from a
large volumo than from a somewhat smaller volume as the amount
remaining would be more satlsfaotory.
With kind personal rogards, I remain
Tours very truly,
Vloo President and
rinanolal Exeoutlve.
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September 4th, 1920
Kr. Bhotsas A. Edison:
Jim Monahun tells me he is about to start ou
an experiment under your instructions to cover reclaiming all
types of Storage Batteries, involving the design of machinery,
tools, etc,, to disassemble returned batteries and reconstruct
from old parts. I have given an order to him this morning to
cover the work. Will you please OK this aw my authority ?
I suppose this will naturally be charged against
Edison Storage Battery Company. Jim tells me that it is your
idea later to purchase these old storage batteries from the Battery
Company, disassemble and renew them and resell to the Battery Co.
If experiments results successfully, I presume a factory to do this
work would be a pretty fair sized one and probably not be run by you
personally but rather would be turned over to some of your Interests,
probably the Storage Battery Company.
. V.'. KELLOW,
Secretary
function Thomas A. Edison Industries
Vioe President and Financial Executive.
Mr. C. A. Jlioolal, Division Manager,
Construction & Maintenance Service Division
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I whenever there is sufficient work of any one kind to necessitate
\\ continuous tlmo being appliod thereto, that the peoplo so ronder-
in® oontinuous servioe be oarried by tho division of the business
\__rejulring same.
I have In mind tho faot that you may be rendering
sorvioo of tho neturo referred to above to the Disc Ke-Creation
Division, whloh oould bo equally well supervised and handlod entiro-
lywlthln tho division.
Ihis aattor has been drawn to my attention by
Mr. Edison, and I trust that if any eoonomy osn be derived along
tho above linos that you will oo-operato with Mr. Pull in in work¬
ing out same, in aooordanoe with the suggestion made to him by
Ur. Edison.
Exooutlve Committee and
Pullln.
l’HOUAS A. EDIbOU, PiSSOKAL
Office of Secretary
September 8th, 1920,
. James Monahun has startedydinder Ur. Edison's
direction, some work in connection with/J eolalming all types
of Storage Batteries involving decigryOf machinery, tools, etc.,
to disassemble returned batteries and reconstruct from old parts.
Ur. Edison tells me this is the same experiment
as Chemist L'oore was working 011/o.nd Ur. Yee is now working on it,
Ur. Uonahan to be considered a'new man on the old job to do the
mechanical work. Ik. Ediso^/ further states that the order is not
be charged to Storage Battery Company until he is ready to turn
work is C 300-X-215
y4'rank says that the order covering this
Recovering all Eiokel Pocket material from
' and has instructed Ur, Uonahan accordingly,
asked Ur. Uonahan to let us know as soon as
Re models of muohinery o Iff other work of this nature^
'keep strict account of it.
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1iF.- xhomas A. Edison, President
Bolling Mils
P 7, 1920.
if On Friday, 9-4-' 20, I visited the Bolling Mils of the American (Tube &
damping Oo. at Bridgeport, Conn. They have 3 open hearth furnaoes, a 24" blooming
'Mil and 3 continuous hot rolling mills. Also 3 cold rolling plants, 2 having 12" rolls
and 1 having 18" rolls. Thdli.r oold rolling mills are driven on oomnon shafts Vhioh have
five sets of rolls on one pair of shafts.
Their oold rolling mills operate , at roll speeds from 45 to 75 B. P. 11. when
rolling steel from 10" to 5" wide with an average reduction of 60$ from the hot rolled
size to the final oold rolled size In 6 passes. Their finished oold rolled sizes of
steel are principally above .080".
The rolls are cooled by running the bottom roll In a wall containing ooollng
water and also by having a Jet spray on the upper roll. See stated attached.
I have consulted the Blata & Johnson Oo. who built our Bolling Mils and
they state that mills can be operated at higher speeds than we are at present using.
They say that lower temperatures of ooollng water and sufficient volume of water
travelling through bearing housings should dissipate the additional heat generated.
They also say that, a Jet spray directly on rolls will aid in taeplng bearing and roll
temperatures within safe operating iimlts. I have also consulted the Waterbury parrel
Foundry Oo. and they have given me the specifications on rolling mills used by the
Trumbell steel Oo. which is herewith attached. These speeds are generally above the
speeds at which our mills operate,
I find that on all except 2 of our 8 ~ 8" mills the motors have 120 volts
across the armature Instead of the rated 240 volts. This was done to out down the
speed, but also results in reducing power about l/2. The speeds of the various mills
are given In attached table.
It seems' that we a an increase the speed of our mills on some of the passes,
depending upon what effect such inorease would have on the material rolled.
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n Industries.
o President and financial Executive.
Consultation with Mr. Sdiiion regarding ’A'oohaiquo.
Previous to the War it was the custom .
in our Organization to keep Mr. Edison thoroughly advised
of ail matters of technique, but this practice was dis¬
continued during the time that he was concentrating on
>.*r work. During hio absence minor ovilu magnified theo-
ualvea into uorlous oonsaquonooa, no that there ban been
a ro-aojuntmont poriou' during whloh he liau boon oonoou-
trating primarily on oortuiu important matters of toohni.,uo.
How that thin readjuotnnnt period is drawing
to t clow, at Mr. iidlson'B roriuost, you. Charles aud myself
should *t toll times keop him thoroughly edviood on nil matters
of technique. That we have not completely done so for the
past four years la in part excusable, but certainly „o exouse
can oxlat tot not doing so hereafter.
Thia memorandum la sorely in the nature ot
a confirmation of the dlBOuuslona which wo have had with
ouo anothor along this -qneral lino.
^11 Conornl Managora'
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Edison St ora. Battery Oo. & Subsidiaries
Arthur lludd, Secretary
Charles Edison, Chairman Board of hi root ore
Annual Meeting
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o»tf. Ootobar 13, 1920
Dear Ur. Edison:
In accordance with our by- lams tha annual masting of tha
stockholders, for tha purpose of electing Biraotors race lying annual reports
and for such other businass as may coma bafora tha moot log, mill bo held-
Batteiy Company Bov. 3, 1920
Supply Company Nov. 10, 1920
Garage Kov. 17, 1920
At tha present tima there is a vaoanoy in tha Board of Bi rec¬
tors of each of tha corporations. Tha Bireotorate at present is
Battery Co.
Supply Co.
Garage
I'homas A. Edison
Thos. A. Edison
Thos. A. Edison
Ctiarlaa Edison
Charles Edison
Charlea Edison
S. B. liambert
S. B. liambert
a. B. Humbert
U. F. Miller
H. F. Hiller
H. F. Miller
(Vaoanoy)
J. V. Millar
S. I. Crane
(Vaoanoy)
(Vaoanoy)
As explained to Mr. liambert, in sanding out the notices for
tha annual mooting it is doBirable to state the number of Biraotors to be
Should it be desired to ohango tha number of Biraotors, this
bo accomplished by ammo tiding the by-laws either at the stockholders meet-
or at a Directors meeting held previous or subsequent to the armrmi meet-
, previous being more desirable inasmuch as at the stockholders mooting a
W411 you please discuss this matter v/ith Ur. liambert at your
e.uotober 22,. 1920 ^
p* D- J’agan, Vice President & Financial ilxooutiva
Daf erred Payment and Rental Plans
.Edison Stora natteiy Company
Arthur Mudd, Secretary
Direotora onnnoL?“0tL^alOW s*oarPta from “inutes of meetings of Board of
r adopti'oVf^Y Gena ral Salos Manager pwaentod and
?d"SS«tn SlLr°Pr UlTSZ, J* LY !Y?a storage batteries
R^SOIVBII that the deferred payment plan for the salo
of xdlson Btorage batteries, presented at this moet-
ing by Mr. o. 33, Sholes Vice President and General
Md^dn^Y r’,1>8 3Dd tha sama 18 ileret,y approved
and adopted and teat the Vfce President and General
bales manager be and ha is hereby autnorlsed to plaoe
tne same in operation at once, provided, however, that
tor tne present tile total of the deferred payments
therejmder shall be United to $250,000.00.
Prom - o. i3. Sholes, T,p. & g.S.H.
To - Charles Sdlson, Chairman
Board of Directors.
2‘ t^L^fo^r^tsTf!^ ! T. irt zif 8114 8 %°ep-
wlth interest at 6% per annum. “onths ^^‘’“^ly
3# go^d reputations to? h° in<Uv^Ual8 ar 00n«^a "ho have
. and honest and honored
4. That no writton guarantees by this Company Bhall he furnished with
installment agreements, hut that we will feel morally hound to
attend same as under written guarantees.
To help toward your oonaidaration vw attach a suggestion of forms which might
possibly be used if approved by Legal and Treasurer's Department, and also mention
that the plan ne3d not inoludo any unreasonable business risk; that the Acceptances
with ooetraots aould undoubtedly be discounted for part of their periods or used
as collateral, if desired! and that it would perhaps be on especial advantage if
we could offer this plan coincident with our new prices.
Eeapeotfully submitted,
0. :■!, Sholes
October 2nd, 1919
PBgKBBBD PAYMKBT PUN SAL'S .
In the matter of the Deferred Payment Plan adopted at a moating ef the Board
&eld July 3, 1919, the Vioe President and General Manager presented a recommenda¬
tion from the Salas Committee to wits
That manuf aoturars may use our Deferred Payment Plan to promote ths sa}a of
Edison storcga batteries and receive on such salon a diso cum, from list prioo of
15% on "A" typo and 10% on "0" type batteries, but provided;
1, That this diso amt applies only to batteries sold by manufacturers
for now TohiclOB.
2. That trade aoooptanoos in payment Ghnll cover list price with interest.
8. That trade mcaptancoa shall be endorsed by manufacturer who selle
vehicle.
4. That manufacturer shall give not less than 5% of the list prioe to
the agent or distributor who makes theeaotual sale.
AMD FURTHER: that when our Deferred Payment Flan is used in the sale
of Edison butteries to replaoo lead, the polloleB covering discounts for the re¬
newal of lead batteries by Edison shall apply on all such sales provided, however,
that the Deferred Payment Plan shall be used only when neoeseaiy.
October 9, 1919
In the matteriof the use of the Deferred payment Plan in oonneotion with
the sales of batteries to manufacturers md to replace lead; the Vice President
and General Manager stated that the Sales Committee are of the opinion that we
oannot dictate to the manufacturers what they shall allow their agents or distrib¬
utors and recommend that that portion of the reaolution adopted .at tbeaneetingUij
of the Board held October 2nd, which requires the manufacturer to give not- less
than &% of the list prioo to ths 3gor.t or distributor making the same, be resoindedj.
RE SO Df ED that provision #4 in oonneotion with
the use of the Deferred Dividend Plan by man-
ui'aoturera, adopted, at me 3 ting of the Board
held Oot. 2, 1919, mi reading as follows:
"Shat manufacturer shall give not less than
5f> of thoilist -piroe to the agent or distrib¬
utor who mates the aotual sale"
be and the same Is hereby rescinded.
Deo. 26, 1919
n»3B«BP PAYlil/ira PLAIT
In the matter of the sale of EHlscm Storage batteries under a Deferred
Payment Plan, approved at a meeting of the Board on July 3, 1919, which said plan
was subsequently amended at u meeting of the Board on Oot. 2, 1919, to permit its
use in connection with the sale of bntterioe to manufacturers, the General Manager
presented and read a memorandum dated Deo. iy, 1919, embodying a recommendation
that the Salos Department be permitted to use the Deferred Payment Plan, without
any unreasonable restriction and within the $250,000. limit previous prosoribed,
and stated that said proposition meets with the approval of t he President,
Rf-flOD/ED that the Deferred Payment Plan
oo M to fore author! sod for the sale of
Edison storage batteries to consumers and
manufacturers, be aril the some is hereby
amended to permit its use without any un¬
reasonable restriction, in the sales of
Edison storage batterios to all olasses
of customers, provided, hov.evor, that the
total of the deferred payments thereunder
shall bo limited to $260,000.00.
June 17, 1920
RarJAr, piah
the Vioe President and. General Manager presented oommunioation from Bales
Ooumittoe recommending that, in order to meet serious competition from rental
plans in various cities, the Sales Department bo authorised to inaugurate a
rental plan in Dew forte, Boston and Chicago, which plan shall apply only at
list prices and shall require not iesb than 20$ down and balance in forty-eight
equal monthly installments, and provide thst at the and of the rental period,
when all rentals are fully paid, the battery shall bee use the property of tfcha
lessee; it being further understood that this plan shall be offered on ne7/ sales
and replaosments Of load batteries in street vehio las and not for any othor
application.
RESOWED that ths plan presented at thin
meeting for the vending of Edison storage
batteries on a rental basis, be and the same
is hereby approved and adopted, and that the
General Manager bs and he hereby is author^
lzod to plaoe the same in operation for one
year, provided, however that the netiinvest-
maat psproaontod by battorias in the
hands of customs rs shall not at any
tina osaaod $250,000.
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been receiving from the
regarding donations in our"
I mighVsay in this connection that one half o
the bequest of Mrs. Russell Sage to the University has been given' ji' v.v
to our School of Enfeineering for the purpose of erecting the first^ . A .
building^ we have .ever had in our new engineering group. This was J ajA.
done with the t*rfder6tanding that we would interest the larwi in- A- V f
It would give mo great pleasure to drop out and see you at any time
t *e, tha,fc thiB r®quest would be favorably considered, which
, I certainly trust itmay... /
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Up. Kdlaou, aftor Ui rooant trip «t InBpootioo through tho
Chnaloal Vorka, foul* that wo tor* fifty (go) too* of aloUj tied up l0
by-pro duo io> *U of which could toaily to uaod.
If there la anythin* that you o»o do to aaalat Mr. Xdlaoa
In tho reoovory of thaaa by-pro too ta I would poraoaaliy approol»to tha
oonroraloo of tho aoaay reproaontad tharaia Into aottol working oa)>lUl,
whloh «• ao anah aaad. ,
NoTemher 26,1920.
Mr. Edison:
You wanted to check up on the work for repairs
two weeks baok.
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Hot. 10th Polsora
Mot. loth Ordway
Not. 11th Folsom
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" 241)h Folsom 34 »
" 24th Field 11 «
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Day aid Night » j 46
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these are of minor consequonoe, mostly
loose belts - no serious repairs.
shape that he has not enough to do. “his mo« w ^ ?US4f 310 aow ia 3110)1
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sare way about the Ni^t “speotlon! attention. He has felt the
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l»HQlft Prank b. KieaiJ, Vice Pres. ft Oen.Hgr.
TO i Heaore . Charles Edison and a.B.Hambort .
SUBJECT: Beplaoement of Edison Storage Batteries.
There seams to have been no definite standard as to the basis on which
so will mala replacements under our guarantees. The following la an outline
Of a now policy proposed by a committee consisting of the managers of the
varlaia divisions of the Sal68 Department, and on whloh I am asking your ap¬
proval and oomnont Si¬
te) Itoplaoemonts made to ouatomors on batteries should be based upon the partiou-
lar guarenteo which vns signed by tbo oustamer at the time the jurotaao was mite.
(b) Custooera who did not sign any guarantee agreement at the time of purchase and
who may ask for replacement, shall hove their replacement made on the basis of
the particular guarantee whloh was in effect at the time the pure bn so was raids.
(o) Beplaoemeats on all batteries purchased prior to Bbbruary 7th,1917, will
bo muds aooordlng to present ton-year so ale, basing allowance on prloe-llst In
effteot at date of pnrohaso of original battery to apply agplnst list price in
effbot at date of replacement.
(d) On renewal of replacement batteriea not covered by ten-year guarantees, the
price shmld be list price in ef foot at date of replacement, less a discount of
ZB% on A and B types and 20$ on 0 types, and the return of the old battery.
Ton will note from the last paragraph that wo propose a definite price for
replacement of batteries which have already bean renewed, known as renewal o#
renewal. In the past, it has bean the policy to apply the gparantee to these
batteries, whigh moans that we have been giving too much to oar out toms re. The
result is that oar replacement "profits” have been red.
Your approval on the A ore is requested as soon as possible.
APPROVED
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Edison Storage Battery Company Records
Correspondence (1921-1931)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the
business of ESBCo. The documents cover the period from 1921 until after
Edison's death, but the bulk of the material is from 1921-1924. Included are
letters pertaining to the sale of Edison storage batteries, the real estate and
capital of the company, and the processes of production, accountancy, and
administration. Correspondents include Edison, Charles Edison, H. A.
Altengarten, Frank D. Fagan, Stephen B. Mambert, Arthur Mudd, C. E. Sholes,
and other ESBCo employees. Some of the items relate to sales agents
Maurice E. Fox and John F. Monnot, to the Edison Storage Battery Supply
Co.'s contract with the American Railway Express Co., to royalties collected
from the Deutsche Edison-Accummulatoren Co., and to service guarantees
granted to ESBCo customers. There are also memoranda concerning
employees under Edison's direction and relations between ESBCo and the
phonograph and primary battery divisions of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Related
material can be found in the Plant Operations and Research Records.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The items
not selected include routine exchanges dealing with the supply of equipment
and material for ESBCo and with matters of daily administration and
accountancy. Also not selected are letters of transmittal and acknowledgment
and items that duplicate information in selected material.
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Export Divi n of E. S. B. Co. at, Potruary 8> 1921
Prod 0. Erwin, Ass't Seorotary
Stephan B. Ifcmbert, Vico Rresident and Finanoial Executive .
Sale of "Export Division to Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
At a meeting of tho Board of Director a of Edison Storage Battery
Comrany, held Tuesday, February 8, 1921, at the principal office of the ■
Corporation, West Orange, N. J., the following resolution was adopted:
BE SOLVED, that the proper officers of this Corpor¬
ation bo and they hereby are authorized to sell that por¬
tion of its business known as "Export Division" to Thomas
A, Edison, Incorporated; at its net worth as shown by the
books of aooount at tho olosa of business on tho evening
of December 31, 1920, in accordance with the following
statement of assets and liabilities.
Asseta :
BaS5 on Hand $ 300.00
Acots Reoeivable-Customore 78,340.31
Res. for Doubtful Aoots $1,199.54
Loss Aoots written dff 641 .77
Due. from T. A. Edison, Personal
Finished Merchandise
Consignments at oost
Liabilities:
Acots Fayablo-Qutside Vendors
Aoota Reo. Credits -Customers
Thomas A. Edison, Ino.
Edison Storage Battery Company
Not Total
657.77 -
6,047.40
13,808.26
796.08 $98,633.12
$ 319.02
8,406.48
— 1,249.06
34,766.36 44,728.91
$68,904.21
~ „ hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and
oorroot oopy of the resolution as it appears in' the Minute Book of the
Export Division.
''' Messrs. F.D.Fagan, H.F.Hiller/ESto.vens L.E .Hatfield, gin
e obtained by sort ot Jumping
ks - more to express a principle
ny or the absolute dollar.
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i is yours for the asking, of course, hut /
Whoever said that I was blowing about my raise is a damn liar.
The only thing resembling blowing whioh I did was to tell a very few
of my personal friends that I had received a raise and that I did not think
that I deserved it. If that constitutes blowing, then I stand convioten.
Eot being a diplomat, I did not think it neaessary to keep
such a thing secret from personal friends. It was a surprise to me the way
the news spread.
The history of the whole mess is as follows:
Monday afternoon I asked Kr. Altengarten whether certain ideas
I had been working on should be submitted to you or to Mr. Hemphill.
Within half an hour hr. Hemphill had hoard about it and phoned me that I
was out of his department.
When asked for an explanation, Kr. Hemphill said that he
didn't want Altengarten stioking his nose in the production department
and that he didn't want anybody in the department going to you with any
suggestions. He apparently thought that I was trying to put something
over on him. In this he jumped at a wrong conclusion.
Since when has it become a prime for an inspeotor to think
of submitting ei memorandum to you?
I have been told that when J/r. Hemphill heard of my raise
he went up in the air and praotloally said that he was going to get me if he
could. Apparently he has succeeded.
As to men being dissatisfied, I am sure that letting a deal
like this be put over will do more to lower the morale of the inspectors
than any indiscreet talk of mine.
I may have been indiscreet but I'll be damned if I did any
blowing. Ask any of the inspectors to whom I mentioned my raise.
I hope I have convinced you that I was doing my best to
play the game sqparely. : -If so, and if you think my brains are v/brth
something, is it fair to let me out beoause of a silly mess like this?
Eight it be possible to striigh'ten matters out by shifting me
to. the sales department? I know more about advertising- than Manufacturing
anyway .
Bespectfully,
Jons 10, 19J21
Ur. Ihomus a. Kdiaom-
I am attaching a few reprints of newspaper dippings from
Canada. Eheoe cover a story of a trial trip of a buttary oar, the
test holng run under the supervision of the hallway Storage Battery Car
Company on the Canadian national Hallways tracks, Publlolty was given
to this test throughout Canada,
Pathe Weekly Hews and another Hews Weekly have distributed
moving pictures of this trial to over four hundred thoatrea In Canada,
WO will get a oqpy of this film and show It to you next week. It takes
about three minutes to run.
We are oo-operatlng with the Hallway Storage Battery Car Com¬
pany In every nay possible to develop thie business, aa It le purely Edison
and eaoh order le a big Installation, She list prloe for one oar equipment
la $14,000, Aa far as I can see, this business has been neglected In the
1 ISON STORAGE BATTERY COM .NY
OHANGH, N. J.
Juno 28, 1921.
Personally addreased to Department he ad a at Orange and silver T,n>.
l£aj£VL™QA uivUe*ot the tena)orary roOuntsicn to salaries
Of o no-half day, weekly. I wish to tals this opportunity
of raprosaing to you ay personal appreoiation of the spirit
in which you hnvp rsoalved this r" -
foreign o
business, and this hus
this country, to your
n to suggest that you
. _ — - „ —ist servioe possible on ...o*. ,
frOB our customers, and the Sales Department will oonoentrate on
the se curl jig of nil possible available new business.
Hi is hoped that the present situation will improve within a
short time, and X trust that you will use your best efforts
In helping us wherever you can to bring about this improvement .
vary truly, >
Prank 9. Pagan.
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llr. ndison;
As theremseems ts be no opening- for me in the immediate
future with this eompany I hate deaided to resign and will probab^ly
go to a uniTersity for adransed study this fall.
This resignation- is effestire on Saturday, September 17th.
Will you kindly giro the neeeessary instruetiens so that
X can reoeiro my pay in full on Saturday.
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September SO,. 1921.
Mr. Eagan, -
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I have $one over the contracts with the Amerioan
Hallway Express Co. handed to me by Mr. Yeale and find the
situation to be as follows:
On April 17, 1917 The Edison Storage Battery Supply
Co. wrote to the American Express^ offering to supply batterie
at certain prices. This offer was accepted April 25, 1917.
After five ye arsf replacement allowances were to be as follows
A's replaced by A's 50$!
A' s " " G's 40$
G's " " G's 40$.
There was a special arrangement as to batteries
requiring replacement during the five-year period. This con¬
tract was cancelled to take effect July 1, 1918. These re¬
placement allowances would apply to all batteries supplied
under this agreement.
By correspondence extending from Aug. 6 to Aug. 15,
1918 an agreement as to prices, etc. was then made between
Edison Storage Battery Co. and American Railway Express Co.
Under this agreement the discounts ' were to be 30$ on A and
25$ on G type cells. Replacement allowances were to be
according to the 10 year schedule contained in our printed
guaranty, ranging from 100$ to 30$. This arrangement, with
an increase in list prices on August 1, 1919, continued in
effect until modified by Mr. John Kelly's letters of Sept.
6th and 11th. The effect of these letters was to make the
replacement allowances for the first three years^or for the
first 2-3/4 yearSj according to the printed guaranty in effect
at the time of shipment, and 50 % thereafter. I interpret
the modification to apply to batteries sold from and after
Sept. 6th, 1919, because of the first sentence of the letter
of Sept. 6th whioh reads: -
"We desire to confirm arrangement under whioh
your Company will purchase Edison batteries from us1,' etc.
l’here was no acknowledgment of Kelly's letters of Sept. 6th
and 11th, but orders were subsequently placed, whioh probably
constitutes an acceptance. IChere may be some question as to
Kelly's authority to modify the oontract in this manner, but
I believe the General Sales Manager would be presumed to have
this authority, although it may be fairly argued that he did
not have authority to obligate the Company for any period
in excess of 10 years, as that is the maximum period of any
of our authorized guaranties. Furthermore, Kelly signed
the later contract under which we are now operating.
On July 1, 1933 a new agreement was made. !?ftiile this
agreement purported to supersede and annul prior agreements,
'there are references in it to replacements made or to be made
under our service guaranty, and from this it is to be
inferred that it was not intended to terminate our obligation.
sMpecf ~£- fatikeses /&&s/sr6ee2< •
as to replacements.^ Furthermore, I understand replacement
allowances have actually been made since July 1, 1920.
I doub.t whether we could make out much of a case
in any attempt to free ourselves from the obligations as
to replacement allowances as set forth in. the various con¬
tracts. However, the situation 1b complicated to such an
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extent as to render it highly desirable, if possible,
to oome to some definite agreement with the Express Co.
to the rights of the parties.
Henry lanahan
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[ENCLOSURE]
STOHAGE BATTERY:
i'agan, Monahan, Blair -
Question the necessity of all three. Could not at least one
be eliminated. If we must have a General Manager, why oannot he also be
Works Manager, or Sales Manager along with the General Manager’s duties.
A man should be able to handle both.
Now have:
Sagan - Vice-President & General Manager
Blair - Sales Manager
Monahan - ? (assume Works Manager or Supt.
Three men in all when two should be enough.
SUGGEST:,
1. General Manager (and Works Manager)
2, Sales Manager
1. General Manager land Sales Manager)
2. Works Manager
Mr. Kolb or t Listed in Pagan’s Office. Was the.ro first at the
July reduction, waB then transferred to Mambert’s office, and now back to Pagan.
Mr. Pagan has Miss Stalker for Stenographer aid Secretary.
V/hy KolbertV Is not his duties in parallel with Wilson in
Mamberts office?as far as the Battery is conoerned? or could not these jobs
be combined and one man handle either Kolbert’s or Wilson's work. Moreover,
Balevre who is a service clerk in Sales, could do thlB work of Kolbert.
If Kolbert'w duties are records and statistical work, a bright young
girl could keep tnls up.
This one looks like excess baggage. Am informed that pull is
keeping this man.
[ENCLOSURE]
3T0IU0!! EATT3RY
SAL12S - Orange.
General Road Salesmen.
Wilson, Sanborn, Rowrlek.
Ken are 11s tod and called
Would say that Wilson is. Hot much to say abbut Sanborn.
the July reduotion he was sent
Renwiok is here most of the time
to Philadelphia and is now baok here.
„ vi 1 nake ttlese men Road Salesmen - or possibly thotr m* r
be combined and two men handle, doing away with one. J thuir work 0
baggage. Fr°m PrS8°nt arraneement- °n the ^face, it looks in* one exo
Also understand friendship cones in here towards retaining one.
Sales - Orange - continued.
and tv;o handle,
There are - Veal e , Iturthraan, Kayos - throe
doing away with one. Would say Kayos.
Combine work
If this cannot be done,
in addition to helping out on tvping,
part of Kayes work which a girl' cannot
work along with the other two.
surely a good girl can handle the work,
Veale and Uarthmann taking over that *
do.- or Balevre take ovor part of the
Would say that one excess employee here.
ERGINT.ERIKG :
Under present conditions do
»an for the work Douglas does.
just why tho necessity of a
vork hero
They have Douglas, Kit olio 11 and Leach,
could be so arranged that too men could
It does look as though
handle, oo as to reduce one.
[ENCLOSURE]
3'iOlUCffi BATTERY - continued !
ACCOUNTINGS
‘j-'hey have increased their force three. Do not look necessary
unless it is for inventory. Work surely has not increased to the extent of
where three more are required here.
Believe by a combination of work that at least two could
be eliminated. Still the work and reoords here might warrant this help, but
on the surface does not look so, or from the hustle in the department.
MANUFACTURING!
Havo increased one girl in Stores or Production. Was it
necessary. May be due to increased production and required.
Combine Cell Assembly and Mine Lamp Departments uni or one
Foreman. Now have too, and one could handle under present production.
MAINTENANCE AND COMETRUCTIOH!
It appears that they have too many employees. By a careful
study could not a reduction be made here.
REPAIR DEPARTMENT :
By a thorough check and study of this Dept. - whioh would do
no harm - believe changes could be put in effect which would be beneficial, also
reduce numbor of employees.
[ENCLOSURE]
STORAGE BATTERY - Continued.
INVENTORY CREV:
te i ini shed up by now. Speed up and got it over\ri th
I understand, has teen used up.
some time. They should
2he appropriation.
in force:
The following should be checked as to why their increase
NSW YORK GARAGE - CHIOAOO OFFICE - WASHINGTON OFFICE -
All Salesmen should be checked as to their real worth. Believe
that good up to the minute extensive advertising is what counts. Then^rder
lot salesmen. By this plan the salesmen could be
CHARLES EDISON*
DIVISIONi
SDBJKOXi
Storage Battery for B. B. Signals.
Bats
Mr. Fagan
Mr. llaOhesneyi
laaonmoh as the Primary Battery Division has tn*
ln ''“PPlylng eleotrloal energy for the
operation of Ballroad signaling functions, It has long appeared.
Batfartff?^;>,1tl,a^11t/10Uld hanila 016 8al88 OtSii^n Sterile
Batteries in this field as well as Its own product.
. Without going Into detail on the subjeot. I wish
to point out certain outstanding advantages.
1. Storage and Primary Batteries are direct aosnetlterd
of each other In several phases ef the signaling
field. A consistent polloy, carefully administered
1b necessary to preserve a proper balance between
Primary end Storage Battery effort. This oan best
£ XTSFS*4 ^ ^TlnB a executive head
do the etoorlng, ratter than two, as at present.
Handled together, Primary and Storage Batteries oaa
be coordinated and made to supplement each other
th? 8tWnB°‘ mr pssltlen
with the Bailroado on both products* Handled sepa-
rately, one typo will always tend to crowd out the
8. Single management will eliminate waste In sales
effort throutfi making It unneoessary for both Pri¬
mary end Storage Battery oonpanles to have men
covering the name field.
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4. With a single management we present a united front
to the outside. Confusion In the minds of purchasers
as to who is who in our organisation Is eliminated.
In the signal field we would have hut one point of
oontaot with the outside, making it easy to fix re¬
sponsibility for loss of business, bad servioe, eto.
6. It eliminates the possibility of inaction on the
part of both organisations througi the fear that
they ate treading on each other's tees.
There are other arguments in favor of this change.
I propose, therefore, the following resolutions be adopted*
Effective November 1st, 1922, that part of the busi¬
ness ef the Edison Storage Battery Co. that has to do with the
selling and supplying of electrical energy for the operation
of Bail road signaling functions and the field servioe pertain¬
ing thereto shall be taken care of by the Prinnry Battery Div¬
ision of Thomas A. Edison, lho«, andi
That suitable internal agreements providing for
equitable compensation to both divisions, and for working rules
and methods, be executed forthwith.
CHAEIES EDISC®.
0
Hovember 21
, 1922
Deutsche Edison Accumulatoreu Co.»
Askanischer Plata 3,
S.W. 11, Berlin, Germany
Gentlemenj
If you Will refer to Paragraph 5 of your agreement
with me of January 1» 1914, you will note that there are two classes
of payments provided, for in the said paragraphs
(a) Hoyalties payable on the 15th day of January,
April, July and October of eaoh year at the rate of Twenty-four one-
hundredths of a cent ($0.0024) per ampere hour capacity of eaoh storage
battery cell manufactured each quarter during the life of the agreement,
payable in United States Dollars.
(b) An additional amount payable eaoh year on
the anniversary of the date of the agreement in oase the payments to be
made under (a) during the year shall be less than the sum of Sixty
Thousand Marks (u 60,000),
Taking the figures contained in the statement
which you furnished me on Ootober 31, 1921, the amount now due to me for
royalties computed in accordance with Paragraph (a) hereof amounts to
$8,056.30, made up ns follows;
Year Ampere Hour Capacity Bovaltv Amount
1,329,791.20
1,004,774.50
802,191.26
635,781.30
430,398.50
121,997.75
62.365.50
4,387,300.00
Previously paid in
1914
$.0024 $3,191.50
2,411.46
1,925.25
1,525.86
1,032.96
292.79
_ 149.68
$.0024 $10,529.52
2.471.22
Balance due
$8,058.30
I oonsider this amount to be due and payable to me in
United States Dollars.
In addition to above amount, there are three items
standing on our books dating baok to April 1808 as followsj
April 1908 Royalty $1,223.04
August 1908 " 1,092.00
November 1914 Our Invoice 10681
Aoot Austrian
Patent lax 48.92
Sotal $2,353.96
I, therefore, request you to remit to me the above
mentioned amounts, totaling (two itajigJ $10,412.26 (Ten Thousand
Four Hundred Twelve Dollars Twenty F; - demits), in United States
Dollars by Hew York Draft.
I shall appreciate it if you will give this matter your
prompt attention.
Yours Very Truly,
oo to Messrs. H, lanahan, Bergman, S.B. Mambert and File
Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, N.J.
Gentlemen:- Attention: Mr. Blair, Sales Manager.
X just purchased from the U.S.Wavy one of your sub¬
marine batteries, consisting of 200 cells, having a discharge
rate of 3150 amperes for one hour, or 1325 amperes for three hours
Dimensions of each cell are 18-3/4" X 9-3/32" X 48-l/2"
including supporting insulators. Weight 665 pounds per cell.
This battery has never been used, and X thought you
might be interested in purchasing same. I would be pleased to
have your offer if interested.
Thanking you for a reply, I am,
Very truly yours,
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Nov. 20, 1923.
Mr. Egerton:
Lithio/fHydrate is the most ticklish prodyot in any
of the Edison interests from the standpoint of insacirity of supply.
Outside of the Maywood Ohemioal there are no manufacturers
of this product on anything like a commercial scale anywhere in the
world?
Nobody else has lithium hydrate to any extent. V.’e
oonsums probably 90$ of the world's production. There are no
stocks distributed around the country available in case of emergency.
If anything happens to Maywood we are absolutely stuck.
Mr. Edison has taken some steps to protect this situation
but he is not yet ready.
Not only do I think we should have a three months' supoly
always on hand but also I think this stock should bo stored in tv.o
or more places.
At one time we had a rule not to let the stock drop
below a certain number of pounds but I have forgotten the. amount.
O.E.
P.S. Mr. Edison said he would see the Maywood people, so you had
better see Mr. E. before doing anything about this.
December 30, 1924
I have your Traveler's Report signed by N. T. Jones and
note your comment thereon.
The little Booklet referred to by the Traveler is the
only Booklet or folder which I have permitted an Advertising
Agent to get out. The other booklets and literature has
praotioally all been written by myself.
The Advertising Agent wanted to have this booklet read-
"For A Perfeot Radio Christmas Use Edison Batteries." I made
the point that Radio is not perfeot or nothing is perfeot.
This booklet, as I see it, does not advocate Radio in any way.
It does say "Edison Batteries for a better Radio Christmas."
V/e know that one will get bettor service from any make of
Radio by using Edison Batteries than he can from using load
or dry cells, since according to your Traveler's Report, Tubes
and Batteries give 85^ of the Radio trouble. Certainly one
would Have better service from his Radio Outfit if he eliminated
battery trouble - that is why the booklet reads "For A Better
Radio Christmas Use Edison Batteries."
— Vie have not advocated the use of Radio in our advertising
or our direct by mail literature. Copy of all the literature
which we have sent out is attached hereto.
\ V/hat we are trying to do is to sell Edison Batteries to
theVpeople why buy Radios', not through our recommendation but
through their desire for Radio.
l\appreoiate the faot that Radio is in direct competition
with th\) Phonograph and I would certainly be willing to retire
from th<\Radifo Battery business at onoe if I thought that our
going aftebAhis business would in any way effect the sale of
the Phonograph. ' I am interested not only in the Battery CSmpany
making money, but interested in the entire Industry making money.
I feel that it would have been better if the wording on
this bulletin had been something like this- "For Better Service
From Your Radio - Use Edison Storage Batteries", instead of
"For A Better Radio Christmas Use Edison Batteries."
Of oourse you understand, before sending literature to any
of your dealers tho matter was taken up with you personally and
you said Go Ahead N and after I had gotten your authority to do
this 1 got in touch with Mr, Farrier who gave us the names of the
dealers whioh he wanted to material to go to.
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TO.
1 . (6iranmtl[. We hereby guarantee to correct free of charge, f. o. b. our nearest Service
Station, any defect in workmanship or material which may develop within a period of one
year from the date of shipment by us of all the Type cells beating serial numbers
as per the list herein.
2. Agmmmt As an assurance to you that the QUALITY and DURABILITY possessed
by the Edison Storage Battery shall contribute to your benefit, we agree that if at any time
within a period of TEN YEARS from the above date of original shipment, any of said cells
shall, when tested under our supervision, be found incapable of delivering at least 80% of
their rated capacity of ampere hours after a normal charge, we will replace them with
new cells having 1 00% of rated capacity at a charge to you for each cell equal to the list price
thereof at the date of replacement by us, less an allowance, as hereinafter provided, for each
cell replaced and returned to us, equal to the percentage of the list price thereof at the date
of replacement set opposite the period during which the benefit of this replacement is claimed
in the following schedule:
GUARANTY No _
No. OF’CELLS _ TYPE _ _
DATE OF ORIGINAL SHIPMENT
- 192 _
Data relating to vehicle in which the battery hereby guaranteed is to be exclusively used:
Name of Manufacturer _ _
Type of Vehicle .
Manufacturer's Vehicle No. _ ; _
LIST OF BATTERY CELL NUMBERS
as that covered by this agreement, the same or a more favorable guaranty or service agree¬
ment, you shall have the option, upon notice to us in writing, of electing that we give you with
the new cells a new guaranty and agreement such as we may then be offering, to apply to said
new replacement cells, in lieu of this guaranty and agreement.
4. All cells supplied hereunder shall be delivered by us f. o. b. Orange, New Jersey,
terms; Net 30 days, 2% discount for cash within 10 days from date of invoice. We reserve
the right to require payment in cash of the full invoice value of all cells supplied hereunder
before replacing any cells hereunder unless your credit with us is satisfactorily established at
the time of such replacement.
5. All cells replaced by us hereunder shall become our property, and shall be delivered
to us f. o. b. Orange, New Jersey; and shall be shipped to us with transportation charges pre¬
paid, within thirty days after arrival of the replacement cells supplied hereunder. In case of
your failure to ship us in the manner and within the period hereinbefore agreed upon any of
the cells replaced hereunder, we shall at any time thereafter have the right to bill you for such
cells not shipped as aforesaid at the amount of the allowance made therefor, and you will
accept and pay auch bill within thirty days from the date thereof.
6. If, at the time of any replacement hereunder, we are required to pay any Federal,
State, County, Municipal or other tax on account of such replacement, we shall have the right
to add the amount of such tax to the charge made you for such replacement.
7. This guaranty and agreement is subject to the following conditions:
A. That all said cells be installed and used only in connection with apparatus approved
by us and which is maintained in reasonably good repair.
B. That you use only electrolyte manufactured by us, flushing with distilled water, keep¬
ing the electrolyte at all times above the tops of the plates and at a temperature below 1 15°
Fahrenheit.
c. That our authorized Service Men and Agents have access to said cells for test or
inspection at all reasonable times.
D. That all of said cells be used only for the purpose for which same are furnished to
you, and used only within the limits of the United States (which for this purpose shall be
considered not to include its insular possessions, or the Panama Canal Zone), Alaska, and the
Dominion of Canada.
8. This guaranty and agreement applies only to the above cells sold to you and is assign¬
able or transferable only with our written consent.
9. Furthermore, this guaranty and agreement shall not be binding upon us with respect
to any cell lost or destroyed, or with respect to any cell damaged or injured through or by
misuse, abuse, fire, wreck, collision, accident or other cause foreign to the service for which it
is intended.
10. This guaranty and agreement is subject to the conditions that we shall not be liable
for any delay in replacing any cells hereunder due to any strike, fire, flood, war or any un¬
avoidable cause, or due to inability to obtain, or delay in obtaining, material; nor for any
other delay unless caused by our failure to use reasonable diligence in supplying cells for
such replacements.
Orange, N. J. EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
By .
Vice-President and General Manager.
Accepted
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
BATTERY SERVICE
GUARANTY
Edison Storage Battery Company Records
Corporate Documentation (1901-1924)
This folder contains agreements, minutes, certificates, and other official
documents pertaining to the formation and activities of ESBCo. There are also
draft versions of official agreements, which Edison helped to prepare. Included
are items relating to the organization of the company in 1901 , to increases in
its capitalization in 1910 and 1917, to mortgages obtained, and to sales
agreements executed with the Lansden Co., F. J. Lisman & Co., and others.
Some of the documents concern agreements that ESBCo signed in 1912 with
the General Vehicle Co. and the Hartford Electric Light Co. for supplying,
charging, and maintaining storage batteries in electric vehicles. Also included
are meeting announcements with marginal notations by Edison; minutes of
individual meetings; three addresses delivered at stockholders' meetings; and
a 1919 filing for the Internal Revenue Service regarding the assets and
liabilities of ESBCo and the valuation of Edison's patents. Related material can
be found in the Harry F. Miller and Richard W. Kellow Files (Legal Series).
Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists of documentation regarding the Edison Storage
Battery Supply Co.; duplicate copies of agreements; drafts of agreements that
were not executed; patent assignments; routine meeting announcements; and
items that duplicate information in selected material.
3LH JLS • I .g-D E N TJJ R .B made this twenty-ninth
day of .Tune, 1901, between 7...
— - 1 - : - ~ - ; THOMAS Aj, EDISON, '■■•■■■■ ----- . ■■■— .
of the. ^pwnshlp.of, ^e>st .0|$ig9,. farkffifytfOMQ&n-Pf EjBMJWfe epdj-
Stats of Now Jersey, - of the first part, and - . .
- — EDISON, STORAGE BATTERY &QMPAHY — : - . '
a corporation organised .under the laws, of the State, of New.
Jersey and located In said Towuslilp of West • Orange, -,6f fihe.v
second part, BKmsBTHi
I That the said party of the first part for, and, in
consideration of the rents, covenants and agreements heroin- .
after mentioned, reserved and contained, on the part and ho-
half of the party of the second part and successors, ’to
iso paid, kept, and performed, has leased and demised and to.
farm let, and hy these presents doth lease, demise and to' fawwu
let, unto the said party of the sooond part .and its successo.io
and assigns all those two certain tracts of land and premise?
hereinafter particularly described, Bituato, lying and being .
in the Township of Bloomfield, in the .County . of Essex and
State 0? New Jersey.
THE FIRST TRACT t Beginning at a point In the NortJ -
westerly line of Belmont Avenue, eight hundred and fprty-
Jfcanoe unmk.
ning northeasterly along the northwesterly line of Belmont
Avenue one hundred and nine foot; thence northwesterly at
right angles to .Belmont Avenue two hundred and seventy foot;
thenoe southwesterly parallel to Belmont; Avenue QQfr hundrefy ;
and nine feet; thence southeasterly at right angles to Bel-\ •
raont Avenue two hundred and seventy feet to the northwesterly.
lin<9 of Balmont Avenue and place of Beginning,
' THK. BSCOND.TRAQTj Beginning at a point An the north
i vvoa terly lino of Balmont Avonua eleven hundred and forty foot
northeasterly from Bloomfield Avenue} thence running North*
easterly along tha northwesterly line of Bolmont Avenue two
hundred and fifty foot} thence Northwesterly at .right angles
to Balmont Avonua three hundred and fifty faotj thence south-
wostorly parallel with. Balmont Avonua two hundred and fifty
foot; thanoa southeasterly at right, angles to Balmont Avonuo
throe hundred and fifty foot to the northwesterly Lino of Bol--
mont Avonuo and place of Beginning.
Together with tha appurtenances and tha building
now erected on tha said first traot} to have and to hold tho
said above mantionod and described premises with tho appur¬
tenances unto tha said party of tha second part, its sucoeso-
ora and us sign 8 from tho twenty-ninth day of .Tuna, in the yo,v
Nina to on hundred and One, for and during and urjtil the full
and and term of five years than next ensuing, and fully to he
completed and ended, yielding and paying therefor unto tha
said party of tha first part, hie hairs or assigns, yearly ami.
ovary yaw during the said term hereby granted, , the yearly
rent or sum of-
- - — ESVB. HJNDBSD.PQLLARS -
lawful money of the United States of America in equal quar¬
ter yewly payments An advance, to wit; on the first days of .
July , October, January and Apbil.in each and every year duriq;
tho said terra.sj provided always, -nevertheless,, that if the
yearly rent above reserved, or any part thereof, shall be be¬
hind or unpaid, on any day of payment Whereon the same ought
to be paid, as aforesaid} or if default shall be made in any
of the covenants herein contained on the part and hebalf of
the 'Bald party of the second part., its. successors, to be Pfild ;
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kept wd performed, then and from thenceforth it, and mn/
be lawful for the said party of tho first part, hie hairs or
assigns, into and upon the said demised premises, and a vary
part thereof, wholly to re-enter, and tho seme to have again,
repossess and enjoy, as in Ms or tho.tr first and formar
. estate, anything hereinbefore oontained to the contrary there¬
of in any wise no With sti^^
And the said party of the seoond part, for itself
and its successors, doth covenant and agree, to and with the
said party of the first part, his heirs and assigns, by those
presents, that the said party of the second part, its eucoos<-
ors or assigns, shall and will, yearly and every yew, during
the torn hereby granted, well and truly pay, or cause to be
paid, unto the said party of the first part, Ms heirs or as¬
signs, the said yearly rent pf-
- - ; - —— EESS..HOHPRBD DOLLARS - — - - . . .
above reserved, on the days, and in the manner, limited and
prescribed, aa aforesaid, for the payment thereof, without
any deduction, fraud or delay, according x,o the true intent
and moaning of those proaonta; and that tho said party of the
seoond part, its successors or assigns, shall and will, at
their own proper costs and charge’s, bear, pay and discharge
all such Votes, duties and assessments whatsoever, as shall c >■
may, during the said tom hereby granted, be charged, assessed
or imposed upon the said described premises; and that on the .
last day of the said term, or other sooner determination of
tho estate hereby grantedi the said party, of the second part, .
its successors or assigns, shall and will, peaceably and quiet¬
ly leave, surrender and yield up, unto the said party of the
first part, his heirs an assigns, all and singular the said •
demised premises. And the said party of the first part, for
himself, his heirs and assigns, doth covenant and agree, by ■
' 8.
th(?B9 presents, that, tho said party of the seoond part, its
suooessors or assigns, paying; tho said yearly rant above re¬
served, and performing tho ooyonants and agreements aforesaid,
on its and their part, the said party of the second part, .its
8U ocas sore and assigns, shall and may at all times during the
said terra hereby granted, peaceably and quietly have, hold
and enjoy the said demised premiers, without any let, suit,
trouble or hindranoe, of or from the said party of the first
part, his heirs or assigns, or any other person or persons
whomsoever, and may at the expiration of said term remove
from said demised premises, all buildings and other st.ru o tun s
erected by the said party of the second part upon said premlfr
os during the said tern.
Zfi SI Tips g . WHERKOF the said party of the first part
has hereunto set his hand and seal and the party of the second
part has caused these presents to be signed by its President
and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed^ in duplicate^ the
day and year first aforesaid. ff: > '* f
Signed, Boaled and delivered : ?.
4. i ' k
RECEIVED from F» W. fh i t, r idg i, twenty thousand del-
lars (§20,000), In part payment of ti&: subscription of §800,000 to the
■bonds of the Edison Storage Battery Company. The terms of said subscript¬
ion are not yet definitely settled with all the subscribers, but it is
understood that in any event there shall be a bonus of fifty per cent;
(80#) of the amount of subscription, paid to the subscriber in the stock
of the Edison Company at par,either when the entire amount of the sub¬
scription shall have been paid, or in any event, at the end of three (3)
years.
Dated, .Tuly
1901.
MMOBMOTM OF AGREEMEHT, made between the Edison
Storage Battery Company, a corporation organized under the
lavra of the State of Hew Jersey, party of the first part,
and the several subscribers, whose names are hereunto
annexed, parties of the second part and Thomas A. Edison,
party of the third part.
WHEBEAS, the party of the first part desires to
borrow the sum of Five hundred thousand Dollars ($500,000.),
to be secured by its mortgage bonds, and whereas the parties
of the second part are willing to loan the said sum of Five
hundred thousand Dollars ($500,000.).
HOW THIS AGREEMEHT WITHESSETH: in consideration of
the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained as
follows
FIRST: The party of the first part agrees to
deliver to the subscribers hereto the several amounts of its
bonds set opposite their respective names, (as and when the
subscriptions theret® shall be called and paid), said bonds
to be secured by the first mortgage upon its plant and busi¬
ness and bearing interest at the rate of Six per cent (6/£),
the same to run fifteen years subject to rights of redemption
as provided in said mortgage; and the mortgage securing the
same shall provide that before any dividends shall be paid
upon the stock of the Company during any fiscal year, Four
per cent (4^) of the then outstanding bonds shall be paid
or the sum necessary to pay the sam'el set aside out of such
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fiscal year's earnings.
SECOND: The subscribers hereto agree to take the
several amounts of bonds set opposite their respective names
upon the following terms and conditions
A.- The Company shall have the right to call as
and when it may desire for the payment of any part of the
amount subscribed. Such instalments to be called upon
twenty days notice.
B.- Upon payment of each instalment the Company
shall issue to the subscribers bonds for the amount of Buch
call. The Company shall give to each subscriber upon the
payment of the first instalment a certificate of stock in
the name of the said subscriber to the amount of Nifty per
cent (50^) of the amount of the principal sum subscribed for
by him, which said certificate of stock shall be endorsed
for transfer by said subscriber and deposited with the Treas¬
urer of said Company, in escrow, and shall be redelivered tc
said subscriber three years from the date hereof, or upon
the calling and paying of One hundred per cent (lOOfS) off hit
said subscription, if such call of One hundred per cent
(lOO?0 shall be made in less than three years from this date);
have complied with the terms of this agreement and shall I
provided such subscriber shall^make payment of the instalments
as provided therein, if such instalments are not paid the
whole or any part of the said stock may be forfeited by the
Company. Said certificates of stock being part of the stock
to be deposited with the Treasurer of said Company by Thomas
A. Edison, as hereinafter provided. The re-delivery of the
certificates to each subscriber shall be made as aforesaid
irrespective of whether or .not the entire amount subscribed,*
shall be called within a period of three years from the date
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I hereof.
C.- Any portion of said subscriptions which shall
not he called for by the Company within a period of three
years from the date hereof, shall be cancelled and all lia¬
bilities of the subscribers thereunder shall cease and
terminate.
THIRD: Thomas A. Edison agrees to deposit with
the Treasurer of the said Edison Storage Battery Company
certificates for the Two hundred and fifty thousand Dollars
($250,000.), of stock above mentioned endorsed for transfer
to the said subscribers for the purposes herelnaBbve set
forth, and, in addition thereto, stock of the said Company,
of thepar value of Seven hundred thousand Dollars ($700,000.)
owned by him; reserving to himself the voting power on all or
said stock until the entire amount of the subscriptions
hereto, which shall have been called, are paid. At such
time or at three years from the date hereof, if at that time
the entire amount of the Bald sub scriptions shall not have
been called, the said Treasurer shall re-deliver to Thomas
A. Edison the said certificates of stock of the par value of
Seven hundred thousand Dollars ($700,000.).
E0URTH: During the period contemplated by this
agreement, all dividends, if any, shall be paid to the
parties in whose names the stock shall be registered, provided
however, that any party of the second part who shall be in
default, or who shall fail to comply with the terms of this
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agreement, shall not he entitled to receive any dividend
upon any of said stock which may he standing in his name.
The provisions of this agreement shall extend to
and hind the personal representatives, successors and assign
of the respective parties hereto.
Orange, H.J., July 11th, 1901.
Attest :
J.E. Randolph,
Secretary.
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
Thomas A. Edison,
President •
Thomas A. Edison.
E.W. Whitrldge, Atty.
$200,000.
E.S. Witherbee
5,000.
W.S. Pilling
50,000.
Thomas A. Edison
50,000.
Walter S. Mallory
10,000.
Wiu. H. Shelmerdine
50,000.
Theron I. Crane
50,000.
Henry P. Brown
10,000.
James Gayley
25,000.
C.M. Schwab
25,000.
James Gaunt
5,000.
J. Wesley Allison
15,000.
Rich. N. Dyer
5,000.
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A>7 IHnKHTUKH made this day of , 1901
between KnlSOTT STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY, a corporation organ¬
ized under the laws of tho Stats of 'Ur.-; Jersey and having its
principal office at West Orange, in the County of Essex in
said state, of the f irst part; and nmUHX TRUST OOKPAN?,
a corporation organised under tho laws of the State of Hew
Jersey, having its principal office in the City of Ue.vark,
in the state of Hew Jersey, Trustee, of tho second part:
WHEREAS | the party of the first part proposed to borrow
the bum of §000,000 for tho purpose of erecting, establishing
and instaling a manufacturing pltuit and exploiting its business
and to secure the payment of said mim of $600,000, has deter¬
mined to issue its bonds to the amount of §500,000, being 500
bonds of the denomination of §1,000 nnoh, numbered from 1 to
000, both .inclusive.
And Whereas, the directors of the party of the first part
have by resolution, duly passed, authorised the execution of
this mortgage and of the bonds, hereinafter referred to for the
purpose aforesaid to the amount of §500,000, of the numbers
and denomination above mentioned; which said bonds, with the
coupons and certificate of Trustee attached are all substan¬
tially in the following fora:
(Bora of Bond)
United States of America
Ho. . ..., State of How Jersey Amount §1,000.
Edition Storage Battery Company.
Birat Mortgage »;lx per cent Cold Bond.
Know all hen by these Presents , That Edison Storage
Battery Company, a corporation organised under tho laws of the
State of Hew Jersey, in consideration of tho sun of one thousand
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dollars received by it, acknowledges itself to bo indebted to
tho bearer, or, if registered, to the registered holder hereof,
in the sum of Si ,000 , which even it promises to pay to tho law¬
ful holder hereof in Gold Coin of tho United States of Amor ion
of the 1901 standard of '//(fight, and finenofis at tho office of
Edison Storage Battery Company at Went Orange aforesaid on the
first, day of July 1916, (or Boonor as hereinafter provided)
with interest thereon at tho rate of six per oent per annum,
payable in like gold coin at said office on tho first day of
January and July in each and every year on the presentation and
surrender of tho annexed coupons as they severally mature. And
in case of two enooessive defaults or of two coexistent con¬
tinuing defaults, although not successive, in the payment of
the half yearly instalments of interest which shall have become
payable, and v/hioh 3hall have boen demanded by presentation
of said onupons at naid offioc, the principal of this bond shall
become due in the manner and with tho effect and wubjeot to
the. conditions provided in the mortgage securing the payment of
the same hereinafter mentioned.
The principal and Interest of this bond are payable
without any deduction for national, State, County or Municipal
taxes, as in said mortgage provided.
This bond is nno of a serins of bonds of likn date, tenor
and effect aggregating $500,000, numbered consecutively from
1 to 500, both inclusive, issued by the said Edison .storage
Batter;/ Company. The payment of each and all of said bonds
so issued is equally secured without, preference, priority or
distinction as to the lien or otherwise of one bond over another,
except as in the hereinafter mentioned mortgage provided, by a
mortgage bearing oven date herewith executed by the Baid Edison
Storage Battery Company to Fidelity Trust Company as Trusteo,
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and convoying to it, as Trustee all the property, assets and
good-will of the said 3d toon Storage Battery Company owned or
possessed hy it at the date of said mortgage, and which it nay
thereafter aoQuire, hb is wore particularly described and not
forth in said mortgage.
This bond, until registered, shall pass by delivery.
It may, as to principal, bo registered in the books of tho said
Edison Storage Battery Company to be kept at its offloa in V.’eHt
Orange aforesaid; and if so registered, will thereafter be
transferable only upon tho books of tho Baid Edison Storage
Battery Company by the owner in person or by attorney, unless
the last proceeding transfer shall have been to bearer, and the
transfer by delivery thereby restored; and it shall be susoopt-
iblo of successive registrations and transfers to hearer, at
the option of tho holders, but. such, registration shall not affeot
the negotiability of the annexed coupons.
This bond is subject to redemption at tho sum of $1,100
and interest as provided in said mortgage. It shall not be
valid until it shall have been authenticated hy a certificate,
hero to annexed, duly signed by the Trustee under the said
mortgage.
In Witness Whereof tho said Edison Storage Battery Com¬
pany has caused those presents to bn signed by its President,
and its corporate seal, duly at tasted by its Secretary to bo
hereto affixed, Mid has hereunto affixed coupons , with the name
of itB Treasurer engraved thereon, and has caused these presents
to bo dated the first day of 19 all at West
Orange aforesaid.
.Secretary,
.President.
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On tho first day of January , 19 iJdifion Storage
Battery Company will jpny to ih* hearer, at its office in West
Orange, U«v/ Jersey, thirty dollars in gold coin of th« United
States of Vm 1901 standard of weight and fineness, Using six
months interest, on its first mortgage gold Bond Mo . .
on tho presentation and surrender of this coupon.
vi'O.OO . . . . Treasurer.
(Trustos's Certificate)
fidelity Trust Company horehy certifies that, the within
bond is om; of the series therein d« scribed, and that the same
its issued pursuant to the provisions of the mortgage therein
non tinned,
3HIWT.ITY TiaifiT CO.
By. .............. , , fnd t*ioo President.
HOW, TKJSS'.yOKH , r-iiri .I»r.U‘:,TO’:? WWH3{US?WT that the said
party of tho first part, for tho hotter securing the payment
of the principal and interest of said bonds, according to the
true intent and moaning thereof, and for and in consideration
of the premises, and of the sum of one dollar to it in hand
paid hy tho party of the second part, tho receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged , hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened,
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and hy tho no presents doth
grunt, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convoy and confirm unto
the said party of the second part, an Trustee as aforesaid, and
Its successors, all tho following described property, v.ts:
ifirat: All that tract or parcel of land and premises ,
hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and being in
the Borough of Crlonridge in tho County of Kssax and state of
BHCl>nr.TMO in the north-easterly line of Bloomfield
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Anemia at the easterly corner of property now or formerly of
Vra. K. Benson, which corner in also distant in said lino of
Bloomfield Avenue, throe hundred ar.d ninety cn* and sixty four
on<> hundredths foot more or lose westerly from the centre line
of Herman Street; thence running along Bloomfield Avenue
south twenty three degrees, thirty two minutes oast, one
hundred and sixty nine and sixty hundredths feet; thence north
forty five degrees, twenty seven and one half minutes oast,
five hundred and forty end thirty five one hundredths feat more
or loan to the southerly lino of Belleville Avenue; thence
along th« s<u«e the different courses thereof one hundred and
thirty seven feet or morn to thn north-easterly corner of. said
Benson* s land; thenoe along the aaruv south forty eight degrees,
five minutes west, four hundred and seventy two fust more or
less to Bloomfield Avenue and place of SBGXHHXHO.
Being the same promises convoyed to the party of the
first part by Thomas A. Edison and wife hy thoir deed dated
July 11th, 1901, .and recorded in the Register* a Office of the
County of its sex in hook E-M of Beetle for said County on pages
AGO et seo.
Second: All the buildings and works now or hereafter
thereon created, and the machinery now or hereafter placed
therein; also .'ill mohinery, tools, patterns, apparatus and
implements of every kind used hy tho party of the first part
in its business, and office furniture and fixtures; alao all
patents and patent rights now owned or hereafter to he aoquired
by party of the first part, including the inventions described
in the following application for letters of the United States
made by Thomas A, EUiso?u
(a) Betters Patent of the United States for improvement in
reversible galvanic batteries, Ho. 678,722, granted on the
16 th day of July 1001, t,o Thomas A. Edison.
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(b) Application for Improvement in Reversible Galvanic Patter-
las, filed October 31, 1900, under Serial Ho, 34,994,
(o) Application for Improvement in Reversible Galvanic Hat tor-
ion, filed October 81,. 1900, under norial Ho. 34,995,
(d) Application for Improvement in Reversible Galvanic batter¬
ies, filed January f> , 1901, under Serial Ho, 42,814.
(e) Application for Improvement in Reversible Galvanic Battor-
les, filed March 1, 1901, under Serial Ho, 49,452,
(f ) Application for Impressment in Reversible Galvanic batter¬
ies, filed March 8, 1901, under Serial Ho, 49,984.
(g) Application for Improvement in Reversible Galvanic batter¬
ies, filed March «, 1901, under Serial Ho. 49,985.
(h) Application for Improvement in 'nopclarUors for Reversible
Galvanic batteries, filed May 9, 1901, under Serial Ho, 89,512.
(_i) Application for Improvement Jr. Rlnetrndnn for Galvanio
batteries, filed May %*r 1901, under Serial Ho, do.r.r.i.
(£) Application for Tmprowment in Reversible Galvanic batter¬
ies, filed June 20, 1901, under Serial Ho, G5,ftf:G.
(b.) Application for Tmprnvomcnt in Reversible Galvanic Batter¬
ies, filed June £0, 1901, under Serial Ho. r$c>,RW»,
(1_) Application for Improvement in Reversible Galvanic batter¬
ies, filed June 20, 1901, under Serial Ho, $»,R87,
(») Application for Improvement in Reversible Galvanic
batteries, filed Juno SO, 19C1, under Serial Ho. 68,288.
and the rights of the United stater, to all Improvements made
by Thomas A. Edison during the period of five years from the
first day of Mobruary, 1901, upon the dovioon described in said
applications, and on the manufacturing processes connected with
the same, and the good will of the business of the party of
the first part and all the property and property rights acquired
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or to bo Required by the party of the first part,; excepting how¬
ever all machinery, tools, apparatus and manufactured stock Bold
in the ordinary course of business, and all earnings, profits
and income lawfully used for the payment of dividends to stock
holders or for tho creation of a surplus.
To have and to hold all and singular the above granted
and dosoribod premises and property real and personal, with tho
appurtenanoos thereto belonging unto the naid party of the sooonci
part and its succosaors to tho only proper use, benefit and be¬
hoof of the Baid party of the second part and its sucoesBorn
forever.
In trust, nevertholoBB, for tho security of the poroon
or persons who shall at any time be or become, the purchasers or
owners of the said bonds or any part thereof.
Provided, however, if the said party of tho first part,
its successors or aocignB, shall well and truly pay, or cause to
be paid, the several oumB of monoy in tho several bonds herein¬
before mentioned, with the interest, according to the true intent
and meaning of the said bonds, and each of them and of this
mortgage; or, if the said bonds and the interest, thereon shall
become in any way fully paid or satisfied; or, if the said party
of the first part, its successors or assigns, shall well and
truly perform and observe all and singular the covenants, pro¬
misee and conditions in the said bonds and coupons and in this
indenture expressed to be kept and performed and observed by or
on the port of the party of the first part; then those presents
and the estates and rights hereby granted shall coano, determine
and bo void; otherwise these presents shall be and roinain in full
foroe .
And it is hereby further expressly understood, covenant¬
ed and agreed that at any time not less than forty days before
the date when any ooupons of tho bonds hereby secured are payable
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tho party of the first part may elect to retire such bonds to an
amount to be determined by the party of the firnt part, by a
resolution of its hoard of Directors, and that upon the passage
of such resolution the party of the second part upon receiving
a duly certified copy thereof not loss than five days aftor its
passage, shall forthwith draw by lot the serial numbers of so
many of the said bonds secured by this mortgage as are determined
to be retired as aforesaid, and that the principal of suoh bonds
so drawn shall become due and payable on the said next day whan
said ooupono are payable, in tho same manner as if such bonds
had matured according to tho conditions thereof , and that, on
the presentation and surrender of said bonds, and all coupons
thereof ooming due aftor said day, at tho off ion of the party
of the first part in West, Orango aforesaid, the principal of
said bonds, together with ten por oent thereon additional • as a
premium for advanced payment, Bhall bo paid to tho lawful holder
thereof} if any of the coupons of said bond thereafter falling
due shall not be presented and surrendered with said bond, tho
amount of oaicl coupon, less a rebate of interest at six per oent
per annum shall bo deducted from tho amount payable on said
bond. Wien the numbers of the said bonds shall have boon drawn
as aforesaid tho party of tho first part shall within five days
tho ro after send notice thereof by mail to the post office address
es of tho holders of said bonds, if the same can be ascertained,
and advertise for two weeks in at least one daily newspaper
published in hew York City, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
in Orange, hew Jersey respectively the several numbers of tho
said bonds so to be retired, and the time and place where thoy
will be paid. If any of the said bonds so drawn shall not bo
presented for payment at the plaoe and on the day when the same
are made payable as aforesaid, the party of tho first part may
deposit tho amount hereby agreed to bo paid on said bonds with
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the party of the F.ooond part In trust for the lawful owner of
ovtoh howls, and ouch deposit shall he deemed t.o he a full per¬
formance of this covenant bo far act sat<l bonds are concerned,
and a payment and satisfaction thereon, and t>ie party of the
first part shall he releaned and discharged from any further
liability on aooount of »aid bonds and the oouponn thereof there¬
after to become duo.
And it is further agreed that, if any bond or coupon
nhall not he presented for payment at the office of the party
of the first part in 'Sun t Orange aforesaid and surrendered on
the day that the name shall become duo, either by its terms or
on aooount of such drawing as aforesaid, the party of the first
part may deposit with tho party of the second part the amount due
on said bond or coupon in trust for the lawful owner thereof,
and such deposit nhall be deemed t.o be a full payment, and sat¬
isfaction of oaid bond or coupon within the true intent and
meaning of this mortgage ,
And it in hereby further expressly understood, covenant¬
ed and agreed, that t.ho further trusts, uses, purposes, con¬
ditions and covenants for and upon which the property- real and
personal, and rights hereinabove described are conveyed to, and
are to be hold by, t.ho party of the second part, arc as follows;
HUMBER 0?v5 (1), So long as no default, shall b« made in
the payment of the principal or interest, or any part, thereof ,
payable upon the bonds hereby scoured, an the seme shall re¬
spectively become duo and payable, or in the performance of the
covenants herein contained to bo performed by the party of tho
first part, the said party of the first part shall be suffered
and permitted by the party of the second part to remain in full
possession, enjoyment and oontrol of all the property, real
and personal, herein expressed to be hereby mortgaged, and shall
bo permitted to manage tho same and receive the issue and pro-
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fits thereof, wi t.h the right at all times, as tho proper manage¬
ment of the business of the party of the fir at, part my require,
to alter, change , add to, repair, remove and replace the machin¬
ery,- apparatus, fixtures and other appurtenances to the works
and plants constructed or owned, or which shall he constructed
or owned, hy the party of the first part, and oonveyod or in¬
tended to he conveyed hereby to the party of the second part,
provided that the security of said bonds shall not thereby ho
in anywiBO reduoed or impaired.
And the party of the first part shall have the further
right at all times to convoy or exchange, freo from the incum-
branoea and trusts hereof, all or any of the real estate now
held or hereafter acquired hy the party of the first part,
which shell no longer he either useful or nooffisary in the pro¬
pur and Judicious management and maintenance of the huslnoss of
the party of the first part or of tho property hereby conveyed,
but in no oase shall any sale or other disposition of such real
estate he made without tho express arisen t, in writing, of the
party of the second part, and it is hereby expressly authorized
to release from the operation and effect of this mortgage any
property so sold or exchanged, whether the consideration of nuoh
sale ha wholly cash, or partly cash and partly secured hy
mortgago on the premises sold. But the property taken in ex¬
change, if Buoh there ho, shall forthwith become and he liable
under this mortgage as if the earns had boon originally inoluded
herein, and the net prooeeds of real estate so released (if
sold) shall he applied hy the party of the flrBt part , in good
faith, to the betterment or extension of the plants owned or
controlled hy it.
WllMBKR TWO (£). That tho party of the first part its
successors and aBsiens, shall and will, on demand, in writing,
of the party of the second part, at any time, make, do, execute,
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acknowledge and deliver all such further acts, deeds and assur¬
ances In the law as may ho reasonably advised or required of it
for effectuating Mw Intention of those presents and for the
better assuring and confirming unto tho party of the second
part and its successors upon tho trusts and for the purposes
herein expressed, all and singularly, the property, appurten¬
ances and rights hereby mortgaged, whether now owned or possess¬
ed or hereafter acquired by said party of the first part, its
successors and assigns.
UUJ'PKR 7JIRJII3 (5) ,'i'hat tho party of tho first part
shall not apply for or claim any deduction by reason of this
mortgage from the taxable value of tho lands and real estate
embraced in this mortgage, and that, until tho bonds hereby
secured bo fully paid and satisfied, the party of the first part
shall and will, from time to time, as tho name shall become due
and payable, pay, or oauso to bo paid, t.o the person or portions
authorised to collect and receive the name, all taxes, assess¬
ments and other impositions which way, at any time hereafter,
bn lawfully assessed, levied, imposed or charged upon the said
lands and preminor, and property, or any part, thereof, payable
by them respectively , or upon tho party of the first part in
respect thereof, and shall and will pay the principal and
interest on the bonds secured by this mortgage without deduct¬
ion for any tax or taxes that may bo hereafter imposed thereon
or on this mortgage by tho laws of the State of Hew Jersey for
state or municipal purposes, or by the lawn of the United
States far national purposes, which the said party of the first
part may be required by tho laws of said State or of the United
States to retain therefrom! and shall and will, when thereunto
requested, provide and nhow to the party of tho second part pro¬
per receipts and vouchers therefor; and that it will Sot suffer
any judgment, lien or execution to remain outstanding upon, or
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to bo levied upon, any of its property, whereby tho lion her oof
might or could ho Unpaired, or in any manner render itself
liable to any suit or proceedings for dissolution, or proceed¬
ings in bankruptcy or insolvency, O'he party of the first part
shall and will, also, and at all times, so long as any of tho
bonds hereby secured are outstanding and unpaid, keep tho
buildings, machinery and nppurfcojwnons, and all perishable
personal property, hereby mortgaged or intondod no to ho, fully
insured in and by responsible insurance companion, against Iocs
or damage by fire, explosion or by the elements, and pay all
premiums upon the insurance polioieo; all losses, if any, undor
any such policies? of insurance, to he payable to the party of
tho second part Jier«??nder for the benefit of the several holders?
of tho bonds hero by scoured, and nny be used by or with the
consent of said party of tho second part in repairing or replac¬
ing tho property so damaged or destroyed, or expended for the
betterment, of the plants,
PJWSJSR r-'OWi (4). If the party of the first part, its
successors or assigns, shall at any time hereafter make default
or refuse or neglect or omit, for three months after the same
shall fall due and ho demanded, to pay any half yearly instal¬
ment of interest payable? upon the bonds:, or any of them, in¬
tended to be hereby scoured, or shall make default, or refuse,
neglect or omit, for three months after the same shall fall duo
and bo demanded, to pay the principal stun of each and all of
said, bonds, or shall fail to pay within three months after the
same shall become legally due and payable by it all taxes,
rates , levies, assessments and lions above? mentioned, or shall
claim or apply for any deduction from the taxable valuo of tho
lands and premises or personal property embraced in this mort¬
gage, or any part thereof, then, and in cither such case, tho
party of tho second part, personally or by it,B attorney or
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attorney#, agent or agents, nay forthwith enter, into and upon
ijul take poHooHRion and control of all and singular the proper-’
t.iHB, rttfits ami promisee herein expressed to he hereby mortgag¬
ed, v/ith all the records, hooka, papers and accounts of the
party of 'he first port and eaoh and every part thereof, and
exclude the said party of the first part and its agent o wholly
therefrom , and have, hold and use the same, operating hy its
superintendents , managers, agents, rose Ivors, servants, or
other agents or attorneys, the said manufacturing plant, and
bus. int.a ti, and conducting the business, and operations thereof,
and making from time to time all repairs and replacements and
such useful additions, alterations and improvements thereto
and thereof an to the party of. the second part nay saom judi¬
cious, and collect and receive' all sarnihgs, profits, rfivenuos
and income of the same and ."very pert thereof, and, after de¬
ducting the expense of operating the said works and conducting
said business, and all th» said repairs, replacements , additions,
alterations and improvements , and all payments which may he made
for taxon j*id aoBonumants, chfirgca and other lions prior to.
the lien of those presents upon the said lands, property or
premises, or any part thereof, as well as a just, compensation
to the party of tho second part, its agents, attorneys and
counsel, shall apply the remainder of the moneys r»o received
by them as follows: In case the principal moneys bo cured hy
such bonds shall not have become due to the payment of the
into rent remaining in default in the order of tho maturity of
the instalments of nnoh interest; in case the said principal
moneys or any of thorn shall have become due, to the payment of
the principal and accrued interest upon such bonds, the princi¬
pal moneys of which shall have become duo, pro rata, without
any preference or priority whatever.
pnwiffih yrvE (5) In case two successive defaults shall
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bo made in the* payment of any instalment of intermit upon the
bonds secured hereby , or any of then, or if two defaults, althou¬
gh not successive, :ln suoh payments shall exist at the same time,
either by the party of tho first part or by tho party of tho
second part,, in possession under the provisions of the last
preceding paragraph, or in oaso the party of the first part
shall claim or apply for any deduction from tho taxable value
of the lands and premises or personal property embraced in this
mortgage, or any part thereof, or in case tho party of the
first part shall make default in tho performance of any of the
other provisions of these presents, then, and in suoh case, if
the holders of one- third in value of the outstanding bonds
hereby secured shall so elect, in writing, the whole principal
of all the bonds hereby scoured shall thereupon ho declared by
tho party of the se oond part to be, and nhal.l immediately beoome
due and payable, and it shall bo the duty of the party of the
second part, upon request in writing, signed by the holders of
one-third in value of said bonds then outstanding, and upon
being indemnified to its satisfaction, to institute proper
proceedings at law or in equity to enforce tho lion hereby
created, and cause the Bald property 1,0 bo taken in execution
and sold under proper process for the payment of tho debt,
principal and intercut hereby scoured, or the -party of the
awoonrt part may, upon the like request and indemnity, enter
upon and take possession of all of said property, real and
personal, rights and good will heroin expressed to bo hereby
mortgaged, and preened to coll tho same, or so much thereof as
may he necessary, to the highest and best bidder at puhlio
Bale at tho Court House in the said City of Hewark, first
having given at least four weeks notice of tho time, place and
toms of such intended sale by publication of auoh notioe onoe
a week during said four wooko in at least one newspaper of
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general circulation, f^iblished In each of the following cities,
via: in the am w york and the S|ty of ItUladolphia, and
upon huoJi jsh1<> shall., by proper assurance in law, convey ,
transfer and deliver possession of the property, real and per¬
sonal , rights and good w t j, i an sold, to the purchaser or pur-
chusvira , freed and discharged from the trusts hereby created;
which sale or sales shall ho a perpetual bar, both in law and
In equity, against the party of the fir. at, part and Its success¬
ors, and all persons and corporations lawfully claiming, or to
Claim, by, through, or voider It i and upon the mV ing of any auoh
nalo thd party of the seoond part shall apply the proceeds of
liuoh sale or sales, as follows, to wit: yiriil, to the payment
of the costs and expenses of ouch Bales, including a reasonable
compensation to the party of the second part, its 'agents,
attorneys and counsel, and all oxpenacn , liabilities and advances
made and incurred by the party of the second part in managing
and maintaining the works, >5<;uipmont and other property herein
expressed to be mortgaged, and all taxes, asscBsmentB and lions
prior to the lien of these presents; uecond, to the payment of
tho whole mount of principal and interest which shall then be
owing or unpaid upon the »aid bonds, or any of them, whether
tlv* said principal be then duo or yet to become due; and, in
eatio of tho insufficiency of such proceeds to pay in full the
whole amount of principal and interest owing or unpaid upon
the said bonds, they shall b« paid ratably in proportion to the
amounts owing and unpaid upon thorn respectively, without prefer¬
ence of on u bond oyer any of the others; Third, to pay over the
surplus , if any, on demand, to whomsoever may bo lawfully
entitled to receive the a;une by the judgment of iiomo court of
competent Jurlisdiotion.
iftKBKR SIX (6) It is hereby deolared and agreed by
and between the parties hereto that it shall bo the duty of,
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StfMK?!R 35JPHT (") ffti* party of th« second part way, and
upon this request of the party of f!w first part, and upon re¬
ceiving ail reimbursement. and compensation to which it may bo
entitled, shall cancel m& discharge the lion of these presents,
ana execute and deliver to the party of the first part suoh
deeds of (tin charter, an nhr.ll he requisite to discharge the lien
hereof, and roconvey to or rewn t in tho party of the first
part the estate and title hereby conveyed or intended to ho
whenever all the honors and coupons secured hereby, which
shall have been duly issued, shall bo paid and cancelled or
destroyed} which cancellation or dost mot. ion shall take place
in the presence of representatives, duly appointed, on behalf
of t.ho party of the first part and Of the party of the
second part , and, upon receiving their oorttf ioaton of the
fact, it shall be the duty of the party of the second part
to disclmrge said lien of record. And if, at any time the
party of the fir sit part shall boo own the holder and owner of
all said bonds and shall present the sione to the party of the
sfcoond part, and request their cancellation and the discharge
of the lien of these presents, the party of the second part ,
upon proper reimbursement and compensation as aforesaid, shall
Cancel or destroy tho nano in the manner above in this article
provided, and shall discharge said lien of record.
WWKSR *TH» (9) And it in hereby understood and
agreed and this trust is accepted upon the express condition
that, tho party of tho second part n3ia.ll not incur any lia¬
bility or responsibility whatever in consequence of permitting
or suffering the party of the first part to retain or be in
possession ox* the estate and premises hereby mortgaged, or
agreed or intended so to bo, or any part thereof, and to use
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and enjoy the mw.es jv>r nhall tho party of the second part 'bo in
any way rosponsiblo for tho consequence of any broach on the
part of the party of the . first part, of any of the covenant#
herein eon triined, or of any act of said party of the first -part
or lt» agents or servants; nor Khali tho nnid 5’rnntoo bo or -
toooomo liable or respons tblo for nny cause , matter or thing,
• except .Hu own cross negl Itfflnoe or willful default In the trusts •
herein exp roused and contained, fhe party of the second pert
fihall be under no obligation or duty to perform any act hereunder
or to defend any suit in respect hereof, unions indmoif iod to
their Bo.ti»fo,ot ionj nor shall the party of the second part be
bound to recognize ary peris on ae a bondholder until bin bonds
arc shriniXtUxl to the party of the snoond part for inspoot.ion ,
if required, and his title satisfactorily established, if dis¬
puted; nor its the party of the second part to bo Responsible for
any recital or olatonont of fact herein conic, inert.
IhT 'iVI"'IJ;rr ih« said party of the first, part
and the party of the second part have caused these presents to
bo scaled with thoir respective corporate seals, and to bo sien-
ed by their respective Presidents and attested by their re¬
spective Sooretaries on the day and y.u*.r first aforesaid.
Signed, scaled and de.liv- :
«rod in th« prssonow of
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TO TirE STOCKHOLDERS OP T]
EDISON S!
STORAGE BATTERY CO.
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After the lncorporation^Of-^e-.oon5)any--tirTfey, 1901, consider¬
able experimental work was required in connection with the develop¬
ment of the battery, so that actual commercial manufacture was not
started until January, 1903, at the plant in Glen Ridge, which
had been purchased for the purpose. Subsequently the. Glen Ridge
plant was shut down and a new up-to-date and very much larger fac¬
tory was constructed at Orange. Some difficulty was experienced
\ in connection with the cells which wore put out, due to the fact
that leaks developed in the oans, but this wub overcome by
providing the. cans with welded seams. Actual commercial exper¬
ience developed the fact that the Type «E" cells nE.de at the Glen
Ridge plant showed a loss of capacity due to the swelling of the
pockets in the pooitivo plates, and because of this trouble the
Glen Ridge plant was shut down on November 1, 1904, at which time
we were turning out about 200 cells per week. Up to the time of
that shut-down we had manufactured the equivalent of 37,068 "E-18"
cells and the equivalent of 18,980 "E-18" cells replacements A
replacement cell is one in which we use everything Afi the old cell
except the positive plate, the customers returning the old cells
to us. Erora November, 1904, until October,- , 1908, experiments
have been continuously made, and the difficulty of the swelling of
the pockets in the positive plateB is believed to have beon
overoome by the use of cylindrical tubeB instead of flat pockets.
W this change I have every reason to believe that the life of the
now on H will be from, two to three timeB that of the old type
"■BJIlcqil > while the average life of the "E" type oell in oommer-
oial vehicles operated by firms having a large number of vehicles
in use has been from two to three years, depending on the care
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the hat teries have received. The manufacture of the new battery
is being actively prosecuted arid the outlook for the business 1b
good, since there is undoubtedly an enormous field for storage
batteries outside of trucks and vehiolos— fields that may be
added whore the lead battery has failed completely, suoh as
car-lighting, marine lauohhos, submarine v/ork, street cars and
sparking batteries for gasolene engines.
At the jr esent time we have over 260 commercial delivery
wagons operated with Edison batteries of the old type and in every
instanoe the user lias obtained better results than could possibly
have been secured from the lead cell. Some of the prominent
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users of the 'Edison natterios in New York City are the following:
Adams Express Co. Geo. Ehret Brewery
United States Express Co. New York Telephone Co.
Co .
Tiffany & Co. Lewandos French Dyeing & Cleansing
H. II. Many & Co. A. G. Hyde & Co.
\V. & J. Sloane New York Dock Co.
James A. Hearn & Son Twentieth Century Auto Touring Co.
A. A. Vantine & Co. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Aitken Son & Co. Lidgerwood Mfg. Co.
number
A considerable^ of automobile manufacturers have signified
their intention to adopt the Edison battery as soon as we are in
position to furnish them, and among these prospective users are
the following:
Gen oral Vehijrle Co. Detroit Electric Co.
Commercial Truck Co. Rausoh & Dang Carriage Co.
Studebaker Automobile Co. Champion Wagon Co,
Baker Motor Vehicle Co. Pittsburgh Motor Vehicle Co.
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Waverly Automobile Co. Oliver P. Fritohle, Denver, Col.,
Couple Gear Freight Wheel Co. Woods Motor Vehiole Co., Chicago
S. R. Bailey & Co. Anderson Carriage Co., Milwaukee
Columbus Buggy Co. James MoNaughton Co.
In conclusion I wish to impress upon the stockholders the
fact that practically all the work that has so far been done has been
experimental in character, but I believe the results which will
be achieved will more than justify the expense and that the
Edison battery will be a very great commercial buocoss.
Respectfully submitted.
President
E. G. DODGE
Edison Storage Battery Co.
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY juiy 21,
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
A special meeting of the Stockholders of the
Edison Storage Battery Company will he held July 27th,
1910, at the office of the Company, Lakeside Ave. & Valley
Road, West Orange, Hew Jersey, at 11 A. M. , for the purpose
of determining a method for liquidating the account of
Thomas A. Edison with this Company, and for such other
matters as may he brought before the meeting.
Yours truly,
Secretary. S
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SO CHE S CO CEHO LDEP.S OE CHE EDISOH STORAGE BATTERY COIffiAHY: tafary
Che essential purposo of the present mooting is to dis¬
cuss ways and means for the liquidation of Mr* Edison 's account
against the Edison Storage Battery Company and to agree upon a
plan for doing so.
Mr. Edison personally controls more than 75$ of the
capital stool: of the company and could theroforo decide the ques¬
tion himself and his decision in the matter could ho questioned
only in case of fraud. nevertheless, ho dosiros to have tho
situation laid before all of the stockholders in order tnat he
may have the benefit of their advice even though in justice to
himself he may not be able to agroe with their views. Cho
stockholders may, however, be reminded of the fact that all of
the outside stock, amounting to 25$a of the total, w as presented
by Mr. Edison as a bonus in connection with tho sale of tho bonds
of the company and doos not represent money invested, at least
by the original outside stockholders. So far as the bonds of
the Company are concerned, knowing as we do the perfected condi¬
tion of the Edison battery and tho great demand it must inevitably
have, there is no reason for the slightest uneasiness or doubt as
to the value of these securities.
She experimental development of the Edison Storage
Battery involved such enormous difficulties that if Mr. Edison
had had any idea as to their extent he probably would not have
undertaken the work. When the original bond issue was made, by
which a cash capital of $500,000 was provided, Mr- Edison felt
confident that that capital, -would be sufficient to conduct all
experiments and put the battery on the market as a commercial
proposition. It is not necessary to refer to the extent of
those experiments except to say that they numbered many thou¬
sands. As is well known, the first form of battery that was put-
on the market developed defects which wore not anticipated, and,
although that battery was superior to any competing device , it did
not realize Hr. Edison's expectations, and it was therefore with¬
drawn and its manufacture stopped, except to the extent of mak¬
ing replacements. Following the withdrawal of the first type of
battery from the market, a greater number of experiments -were
made, resulting in the production of the present perfected Edison
Battery, which has now been manufactured and sold for about a
year and which has more than realized Hr. Edison's most ardent
hopos. The introduction of tho now battery has no doubt been
somewhat affected by tho unfortunate experience with the earlier
type; and by the very vigorous and in some oases questionable
methods of the load Battery people to prevent its introduction.
Furthermore, most of the electric vehicles made in this country
were especially designed for lead batteries and required modi¬
fications to fit them most effectively for Edison batteries;
and, finally, wo found that many of the vehicle manufacturers
were bound by contracts to U3C lead batteries only, but these
contracts are now expiring and none, we believe, runs beyond
tho present year. I am glad to say, however, that the demand
for the now battery is slowly increasing, electric vehicle manu¬
facturers and other users arc recognizing its merits and are
designing their present models for its use. At the present •
timo the output of the factory is equivalent to about 150 A-4
colls per day, all of which are being sold, and the interest
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which is being manifested on all sides in the battery convinces
us that the demand v/ill very largely increase within a short time.
Even at the rate of 150 A-4 cells per day, the factory is almost
able to pay its operating and selling expenses, including the cost
of manufacture, so that with an increase in the business profitable
results may be expected.
At the present time, therefore, tho situation of the
Edison Storage Battery Company is that it is in possession of a
perfected storage battery with all the patents thereon, with
secret processes at its command and with a tremendous experience
that has been acquired during the past nine years together also
with a plant fully equipped to turn out the batteries at a suffi¬
cient rate to make the business a profitable one as soon as the
demand slightly increases. As to the ultimate success of the
enterprise we do not entertain the slightest doubt.
She expense in connection with the development of the
perfected battery up to the present point, including experiments
and plant. with its equipment and for carrying on tho business
since the introduction of the battery about a year ago, has been
upwards of $2,500,000 , as appears from tho report of Messrs,
lybrand, Ross Bros. S> Montgomery, certified public accountants,
for the year ending February 28, 1910. On that date the Edison
Storage Battery Company owed Mr. Edison $1,544,743.29 on open
account for money advanced by Mr. Edison to carry the enterprise
on and eventually to realise something for the stockholders.
Since that dat°e the amount has increased somewhat, so that on
June 50, 1910, with interest, it was $1,998,276.86. The
question now for consideration is, how shall this account bo
liquidated? Two plans have been suggested tentatively by Mr.
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Edin0„ cither one of which ho is willing to accept.
» 1 1 The Company might give interest hearing notes to
Kr, ger the amount of the indebtedness , payable in two or
thr0o <«d:.Y2 £rom date-
(2 ~) Mio capital stock of the Company might he increased
by Oft jj.iitienal iesue of $2,500,000 and his debt liquidated by
E^ing at P&r.
,/o put thoso plans before the stockholders in order
that f s’.< zxiy be discussed by them.
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THOMAS A. EDISON
H. F. MILLER
Edison Storage Battery Co.
Telephone, 908 Orange
!GE, new jerseV SeptBmbar i&rjpS
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The Board of Directors of the Edison Storage Battery Company/”* /
1 the 16th day of September, 1910, do hereby /
advisable that the capital stock of said
a corporation of Mew Jersey,
resolve and declare that, it
company be increased from {1,000,000 to {3,500,000, said additional stock
to be like in all respects the present stock of said company. And they
hereby call a meeting of the stockholders to be held at the company's office,
corner of Valley Road and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, N. J., on Tuesday,
the 4th day of October, 1910, at eleven o'clock A. M. , to take action upon t
above resolution.
Attest
Secretary.
[CA. 1911]
THOMAS A. EDISON FRANK L
Edison Storage Battery Co.
J ,H. F. MILLER
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY
Mr. C. E. Nestor,
Shreve Building,
San Prancisco, Calif,
.‘WLi-eL wrv
BE: HANDLING THE EDISON BATTERY ON THE
PACIBIC COAST./
It is against Mr, Edison's policy to grant the
exclusive right to anyone to handle any of his products
in any particular territory./ We would, however, allow ' - "
you (to handle the Edison battery -o«t4he-4iae4&fctsGoa»* , dtJ
and,* so long as you gave the business your personal at- rV '
tent ion ,A and pushup it hard in other words, being a live 4
^^/wire and showing results/ we will refrain from looking for
someone else, or allowing anyone else, to handle it in
that territory.
>t pn If y0U -buy automobiles and chassis suitable and fitted
, f or Edison batteries, but without the battery equipment,
r'S 1 we will allow you 20$ discount from the list prices, with1
with the understanding that you^always carry’ a suitable J" ’
stock of each size of cell in San Erancisco; and that you
uyj/''- also try to replace lead batteries in automobiles now being
^ operated ±nx on the Coast.
The above arrangement does not refer to the sparking -j
> battery. This being an accessory we feel that any garage
or supply house should have the privilege of carrying them
in stock if they wish to do so. _ • .
Any inquiries we receive from fo
the "A" type of cells we will refer to you^^iia-te'rri-truiy t
^^^^extend-as-far-south-as-los-AngeleB-for-tti^^tlme
WGB.HRL
MANAGER OP SALES.
3?his agreement entored Into thia
day of , 191B, by and between the Hartford Klootrio
Light Company, a Connecticut corporation; The General Vehicle
Company, a Hew York corporation; and tho Edison Storage Battery
Company, a How Jorsoy corporation; hereinafter referred to as
the Light Company, the Vehicle Company and tho Battery Company,
respectively, WlfHESSETH:
WHEREAS , the Light Company is in the business of gen¬
erating and soiling electric current to the public; the Vehicle
Company 1b in the business of making and selling olectric ve¬
hicles; and the Battery Company 1b in tho business of making and
selling electrical storage batteries, covorod by letters patent
of tho United States; and
WHEREAS, it is believed by all tho parties hereto that
tho genoral adoption of the electric vehicle for purposes of trans¬
portation would be greatly facilitated, fa) if the purchaser's
initial investment is reduced to a minimum, and (b) if tho purchas¬
er can be relieved of the battery charging and of tho care of the
battery for such vehicles; and
WHEREAS , the parties hereto also believe that the above
purpose oan be realised under the following arrangement, namely:
1 - By offering tho public, at a price minus tho charge for
the battery, a class of electric vehicles especially designed to
bo operated by a certain typo of Btorage battery, thereby reducing
tho purchaser's investment to a minimum;
2 - By supplying for such vohioles, and installing therein,
their proper equipment of charged storage batteries, on the basis
of a charge for the service rendered, thus relieving the purchaser
of the necessity of maintaining and Charging said batteries; and
WHEREAS, the Vehicle Company, with the view of increas¬
ing its business, has designed and is willing to construct and sell
to tho public, minus the battery, a line of oleotrioal vehicles for
business purposes especially designed, oloctrically and mechanically,
to bo operated by the Edison b to rage battery; and so arranged that
the battery equipment thoreof can bo exchanged in a few minutes ; and
WHEREAS, a plan has been proposed for an "Edison Battory-
Service System," in the City of Hartford, whereby the users of vehi¬
cles so constructed as aforesaid may obtain from the light Company
the continuous use of Edison storage battery equipment, paying there¬
for on the basis of service rendered, the Light Company owning,
charging and maintaining a stock of such batteries and exchanging
discharged or partly discharged sets of batteries for charged onoa as
the exigencies of the business may require; and
WHEREAS, the light Company is desirous of encouraging the
uso of such vehicles in tho City of Hartford by means of tho Edison
Battory-Sorvico System, and to this end is willing to establish and
operate a special department for the sale of its ourront for operat¬
ing such electric vehicles by means of the Edison Ba ttery-Sorvlee
System, and for this purposo to carry a stock of such batteries, tho
same to be owned, charged, maintained and exchanged as aforesaid by
the Light Company, if it can be assured of exclusive rights in re¬
gard thereto in tho City of Hartford; and
WHEREAS , tho Battery Company is desirous of facilitating
the inauguration of such a system for the purpOBO of advancing the
adoption of electric vehiolo transportation, especially for the
reason that in such o system its batteries would be in the hands
of exports, and because tho Vehicle Company ha3 improved the olec-
trical and mechanical parts of its vehicles to adapt them especially
for uBlng the Edison storage battery; and
WHEREAS, tho Battery Company, in view of those foots i3
willing to grant to tho Light Company tho exclusive license for tho
City of Hartford for tho use of the Edison Storage Battery In the
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mannor above contemplated, provided that ouch .battories as the Light
Company shall purchase from time to time bo continuously owned and
rented by tho Light Company and used only in the vehicles made as
aforesaid by tho Vehicle Company, and in Buch vehicles made by others
and not operated for business purposes, in which tho Battery Company
may authorise the Light Company to use the same.
HOVT, in consideration of the premises, and in further con¬
sideration of the sum of One Collar in hand paid by each of the
parties hereto to the other, the receipt of which is hereby acknowl¬
edged, the parties horoto hereby mutually agree with each other as
follows, to wit:
3133 T; Chat tho Vehicle Company will manufacture a lino of
electrically driven commercial vehiolos, that is, vehicles to bo used
for business purposes, especially designed and adapted electrically
and mechanically, to be oporated with tho Udison storage battery ns
it 'la made at the date of this agreement, it being understood that
the design of such vehiolos shall include such special and necessary
mechanical and electrical applianoes and arrangements for carrying
the batteries and to facilitate connecting and disconnecting them,
and to facilitate loading and unloading the sanio as will enable such
vehicles to be readily and rapidly equipped with battories by the
Light Company in the manner herein contemplated; it being further
understood that the Vehicle Company will equip its vehicles with
the electric ana mechanical appliances specified in Schedule A, here¬
to annexed .
53C0HD : She Battery Company will, in connection with the
sale of its batteries to the Light Company under this agreement,
make a guarantee in tho attached form, which guarantee shall be ef¬
fective and binding only in regard to batteries used in vehicles con¬
structed by the Vehicle Oompany in accordance with the provisions of
the next preceding section, and also if the Light Company charges
and maintains the batteries according to the instructions of tho
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Battery Company, and also if auch -batteries are used only in the
said vehicles made hy the Vehicle Company, it being understood
that the controlling consideration hereof, (without which neither
this agreement nor guarantee would have boon entered into or given
by the Battery Company) is the fact that the Vehicle Company has
designed its vehicles to especially adapt them electrically and
mechanically to the use of the Edison battery, which design has been
approved by the Battery Company.
! Ihe Vehicle Company, when soiling its vehicles
without battery as herein contemplated for use in the City of
Hartford, agrees to sell the same at prices which shall bo as low
as the equivalent of its regular complete-unit prices for such ve¬
hicles as they may be from time to time minus the price at which
the proper equipment of battery is included in such complete price
in each case, it being understood that the Vehicle Company will use
diligence and continuous endeavor to introduce and sell its said
vehicles in Hartford for the use and operation in the manner above
indicated.
BOUBIH: She Vehicle Company is not hereby deprived of
nor limited in its right to sell in Hartford, or elsewhere, its
vehicles without battories, or complete with batteries, nor to
purchase, use and sell batteries other than those of the Battery
Company, but it agrees to advocate only Edison battories for uso on
a Battery-Service 3ystom in the City of Hartford.
FOTSl Battery Company agrees to license and does
hereby grant to the Light Company an exclusive license under its
patents and patents to issue on ponding applications to use the
Edison storage battery within the limits of the City of Hartford,
State of Connecticut, for the purpose of conducting a business of
selling current to operate the said electric vehicles of the Vehicle
Company through the medium of said Edison Battery-Service System
as contemplated in this agreement.
SIXKKt 2hc exclusive license hereby granted to tie
Light Company ia granted on the following conditions, which are
hereby accepted by the Light Company, namely:
(li Shat the Edison Storage Battery shall bo in¬
stalled and tiaed as aforesaid only on ouch electric vehicles made
by the Vehicle Company, but the Vehicle Company consents to the
extension of this lioenso by the Battery Company so as to pormit
the Light Company to use said batteries on electric vehicles made
by others and not operated for business purposes.
(2) 'i'hat the Light Company shall continuously own,
charge and maintain the batteries purohasod by it undor this
agreement for conaticting said bxisiness.
(3) Shat the Light Company shall erect, utilise or
rent proper buildings for the conduct of said business, and shall
furnish the saino with all such facilities for the charging and
exchanging of said batteries as tho nature of the business shall
demand in order to carry out tho intont of this agreement, and
it agrees that it shall charge end exchange and ler.uo said bat¬
teries as herein contemplated.
14.) Shat tho Light Company shall purchase from tho \ \
Battery Company from time to time at prices equal to list prico’d'y
loss 16$ discount, a sufficient qunntity of said vehicle storage^, '
battorios to enable it to fully supply tho demand for current >
for said batteries operated on said systom in said vehicles; end,' .
alBO agrees to supply such a demand ; and shall oxorciso dup dili4
gonce in caring for and maintaining such batteries in tho manner 1
stated in the instructions of the Battery Company and according \
to any additional reasonable instructions hereafter issued by
the Battery Company and delivered to the Light Company,1 to the oijd
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that the Battery Company shall not suffer damage hy neglect or
earolossnoss or ho thereby prevented from carrying out its guar¬
antee as to the life of the batteries. The Battery Company
agrees that at all times the cash sale price of a new vehicle-
battery, as distinguished from an exchange transaction, shall be
leas than that at v/hich the Battery Company regularly sells
vehicle-batteries to Central Stations, Po\vor Companies, or Garages
for other uses than the Edison Battory-Service System.
(6) That during the continuance of this agreement, and
bo long as the Battery Company shall fulfill the guarantee above
given, the light Company shall not sell its currant for operating
electric vehicles in the manner herein contemplated , that is, by
a Battery-Servioo System, except through the Kdison Storage Battery
and in vohioles made by the Vehicle Company, and in such vehicles
made by others and not operated for business purposes, in which the
Battery Company may authorise the Light Company to use the oamo;
it being understood, however, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prevent the Light Company from selling its current
to charge any storage batteries in vehicles of any kinds, and makes,
where such batteries are not operated on a 3attory Service System.
It being also understood that nothing heroin contained
shall be construed to prevent the Light Company from selling its
current at its regular rates to any customer who demands the same
in accordance with the terms of the company's franchise, and under
the laws of the State of Connecticut.
f6) That the Light Company shall inaugurate the said
business within sixty days from the date hereof or ns soon as
there shall exist, or the Light Company can create, a demand for
said service.
SKVKHTH : The Battery Company reservos to itself tho
right to sell its batteries to any manufacturer of electric ve-
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hiclos to bo sola with such vehicles to the public in open mar¬
ket, but it hereby agrees not to sell its batteries to any person
or Company other than tho Light Company, for the purpose of soil¬
ing current to tho public in Hartford through ouch batteries for
operating vehicles as con temple tqd herein, thiB particular class
of business in said City of Hartford; namely, the Sdison pattery-
Service System, being hereby exclusively liconsed to the Light
Company during tho continuance of thiB agreement.
EIGH'IH : TOSHKAS, tho Battory Company may hereafter
grant to others than tho Light Company similar lioonses for use of
its storage battery for tho "Edison Battory-Servico System" in other
cities; ond
VHIGRKA3 , vehicles inado by the Vehicle Company
and equipped by such other licensees may in tho course of travel
be passing through Hartford ana require removal of charged bat¬
tory equipment.
It is understood and agreed that in such cases
tho Light Company shall have tho privilege, in its discretion, to
make tho necessary exchange of Edison battory equipment in any such
vehicles, and in doing so shall not be deemed to have violated
any provision of this agreement.
' Hnloss sooner terminated by mutual consent of all
tho parties hereto, this agreement end license shall rejaain in forco
for the period of five years from ante hereof, and shall continue
thereafter from year to yoar unless written notice of cancellation
shall be given by any one of the parties hereto to the other par¬
ties at least ninety days before the expiration of any yearly pe¬
riod; if such notice is given this agreement shall terminate at
the expiration of the yearly period next following the date of the
notice and if thereafter tho Light Company uses tho batteries pur¬
chased horeunaer, in vehicles other than those made by tho Vehiclo
Company or in a manner other than that spocifioa in the Battery
Company's instructions the guarantee as to life, above referred to,
shall terminate.
® JMs agreement is binding upon and shall enure
to the bonofit of the parties hereto and their several successors
in businoas.
KLOTaHTH; She territory referred to herein as the
"City of Hartford” shall be construed to include all cities or
toy/ns to which the light Company, at present or during the life
of this agreement, supplies current through its circuits for light¬
ing and power purposes, provided that no citios nor towns, in which
there shall have been granted to others, rights similar to those
heroin granted, shall bo included within this contract.
She territory now included consists of the following
citios or towns:
Hartford; East Hartford; West Hartford; Bloomfield;
Sariffville; East Granby; Simsbury; Windsor; Bum-
side; Wethersfield; and Kooky Hill; all of the obovo
in the 3tnte of Connecticut.
1H WITNESS V/HEHHOF, tho parties hereto have respectively
caused these presonts to be executed and their respective corporate
seals to he hereunto attached by their proper officers thereunto
duly authorised.
/21I30K STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY,
Witness:
Witness:
By
HARTKOPJ: ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY,
By
GENERAL VEHICLE COMPANY,
Witness :
F7.P.3T: 2 ho special truoks for the Battory-Servioe
System shall ho so constructed end provided with such fittings
that tho hattorlos can be put In or taken from tho vehicles with¬
out disturbing the individual units, to tho- end that tho groat
number t>f removals over tho guaranteed life will not tend to
injure the battery mechanically.
3KC0ID: She truck whon fully loaded and moving on
a six percent (6$) grade shall .not have a greater drop of volt¬
age on the wiring carrying the current than two and one-half
f 2-1/2) volts with a sixty (60) cell battery.
IHIHDj Sho battery box shall be so constructed that
it will bo closed in the winter to prevent low temperature from
affecting the discharge rate of the battery.
SDISOH STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY GUARANTEE
Under EDISON BATTERY-SERVICE SYSTEM.
The Edison Storage Battery Company agrees to and hereby
does guarantee all Edison Storage Batteries i’urniEihed tho light
Company under the terms of this agreement, as follows; provided
that tho batteries and the renewals thereof herein mentioned
ore used exclusively in vehicles manufactured by the General
Vehicle Company, bong Island City, it.. Y. ; and provided that the
batteries are operated by tho Light Company in accordance with
the instructions furnished by the Edison Storage Battery Company.
The Battery Company guarantees that the life of any bat¬
tery with one renewal thereof shall bo ten years.
She price of tho original battery 3hall be tho price de¬
termined by tho contract - tho price of renewals shall be liat
price, leas Z&% discount, in case a second renewal is required,
tho probable excess of life over the ton-year period shall bo
estimated basod on the average life of tho original battery and
first renewal, and the Light Company shall pay the Battery Com¬
pany for such estimated excess life on a pro rata basis.
On making renowals, all old batteries or battery material
shall be tho property of tho Edison Storage Battory Company.
All prices f.o.b. factory.
This guarantee exoludes all renewals required by reason
of accident, misuse, or abuse. All expanse of maintaining crates
and the renewal of electrolyte is also excluded from this guarantee
It is agreed that the Edison Battory Company shall hove
tho opportunity to inspect the batteries at all reasonable timeB.
This guarantee is contingent upon conditions of credit
being satisfactory at all times.
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Ho battery is to be renewed hereunder until its capacity
baa fallen to a point whore it is incapable of giving ninety per
oent. (90$) of its rated capacity in kilowatt hours.
She rated kilowatt hour capacity of each cell is given
A - 4 . 180 K.W.H.
A - 6 - .£70 K.W.H.
A - 8 .360 K.W.H.
A - 10 — . 450 K.W.H.
A - 12 - .540 K.W.H.
below i
THOMAS A. EDISON* FRANK L. DYER
H. F. MILLER
Edison Storage Battery Co.
Telephone, VOS Orange
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY May 16th, 1912
She Laima an Company,
Newark, II. J.
Gentlemen:-
In accordance with the under standing at
whioh we arrived at our meeting this day, we have entered
your order for your full requirements of Edison Storage
Batteries for your truoks covering a period of five years
from this date, at list prices for. suoh Batteries less
twenty per cent (20$) discount, with an extra two per cent
(2$) for cash within ten days.
Should your purchases in any one year ex¬
ceed an aggregate of one hundred and twenty (120) cells of
type A-6, or their equivalent in price, per working day,
you are to have an extra two and one-half per cent (2-l/2$)
discount, irrespective of the cash discount, that is to say,
the discounts would he 20$ and 2-l/2$, with 2$ for oash within
ten dayB. It being understood that if your purchases in the
first year are less than an aggregate of one hundred and twenty
(120) oells of type A-6, or their equivalent in price
working day, we will still- give you. this extra tjwo and one-half
per cent (2-l/2$) discount, hut this exception applies only,
to the firBt year of this arrangement.
L. Cfo. (2) May 16/lP.
Should your purchases In any one year exceed
an aggregate of two hundred and forty (240) cells of type A-6,
or their equivalent in price, per working day, you are to have
a discount of five per cent (5$) in addition to the regular
discount of twenty percent (20$). In this case the discount
would he 20$ and 5$, with an extra 2$ for oaBh within ten days.
Wo agree -that wo will fill orders equally
for all users, and give no one an advantage, in any event
we will not give to other makers of trucks a hotter price
than you receive for batteries with whioh auoh truoks are sold.
If you flqc.ide to abandon the use of 3dison
Storage BatterieB, you are to give us six calendar months'
notice of your intention to do so;
In order that we may be aided in carrying
out our guarantee as to life of batteries, it is understood
that your truoks, in which the battery is- to be used, shall
be properly motored, and that the battery boxes shall be
so constructed that our instructions oan be readily carried
out by the user.
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[ATTACHMENT]
Thomas A. Edisonjnc.
Orange,N. J.,U.S.A.
Edison. Phonographs and Records
Edison Primary Batteries
EdisonKinetoscopes andMotion Picture Films
Edison Dictating Machines
Edison Home Kinetoscopes and
Motion Picture Films
November 9, 1912.
To tho Directors of
Eaison Storage Battery Company,
Orange, H. J.
Gentlemen:
I hereby resign as Vice-President of the Edison
Storage Battery Company, to take effect immediately.
fid/iww
DICTATED TO AND TRANSCRIBED FROM THE EDISON DICTATING MACHINES
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Orange,N. J.,TJ. S.A.
Edison. Phonographs and Records
Edison Primary Batteries
EdisonKinetoscopes andMotion Picture Films
Edison Dictating Machines
Edison Home Kinetoscopes and
Motion Picture Films
November 9, 1912.
To the Stockholders of
Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange, B. J.
Gentlemen:
I hereby resign as Director of the Edison Storage
Battery Company, to take effect immediately.
Yours very truly,
FED/IWW t7?^
DICTATED TO
TRANSCRIBED FROM THE EDISON DICTATING MACHINES
uxniEs
Special Meeting of the Board -of Directors of the
Edison Storage Battery Company, held pursuant to notioe this
15th day of November , 1912 at eleven A. M. at the offioe of
the Compiany, oorner of lakeside Avenue and Valley Hoad, West
Orange, New Jersey.
Present
Che meeting was oalled to order by the Presi¬
dent.
She minutes of the last meeting wore read and
approved.
Che Secretary stated that Mr. Prank I. Dyer
had resigned as Vioe -President and Director on November
9, 1912.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, and by the
affirmative vote of all present, the following resolutions
were adopted:-
"RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the
Edison Storage Battery Company does hereby aocept the
resignation of Hr. Prank L. Dyer as Vice-President and
Director of the Company.
RESOLVED, that Hr. Robert A. Bachman be eleoted
Vice-President of the Company.
(1)
RESOLVED, that Mr. William H. Meadovraroft be
eleoted a Direotor of the Company to hold office until
the nest annual meeting of the stockholders and until his
successor shall be elected."
Mr. Harry E. Miller then tendered his resignation
as Secretary.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, and by the
affirmative vote of all present, the following resolutions
v/ore adopted:-
"RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the
Edison Storage Battery Company does hereby accept the
resignation of Mr. Harry E. Miller as Secretary of the
Company.
RESOLVED that I,ir. William H. Meadoworoft be
eleoted Seorotary of the Company".
Mr. William H. Meadoworoft was thereupon duly
sv/orn in as Secretary of the Company.
Upon motion duly made and seconded and by the
affirmative vote of all present, the following resolutions
were adopt ed:-
"RESOLVED that all authority heretofore granted
by the Board of Directors for the signing and counter¬
signing of the oheoks of this Company be and hereby is
terminated and oanoeled, and that from and after the
date of this meeting and until said Board of Directors
shall otherwise indioate, the checks of this Company
shall be signed by H. E. Miller, treasurer, or by
(2)
J. V. Hiller, Assistant Treasurer, and in order to
beoome binding upon the Company shall be counter¬
signed by Thomas A. Edison, President, or W. H.
Keadoworoft , Seoretary, and that the bankf wherein
the funds of the Company are deposited shall be noti¬
fied of this action of the Board.
RESOLVED, that all authority heretofore granted
by the Board of Directors for the signing and counter¬
signing of promissory notes given by this Company, be
and hereby is terminated and canceled, and that from
and after the date of this meeting and until the Board
of Direotors shall otherwise indioate, suoh notes shall
he signed by H. E. Hiller, Treasurer, or by J. V. Miller
Assistant Treasurer, and in order to beoome binding upon
the Company shall be countersigned by Thomas A. Edison,
President."
The meeting upon motion adjourned.
Secretary.
[CA. NOVEMBER 1912]
mm BPI30H STORAGE BATORY
The Migon Storage Battery hag made Tory large gains in the
last twelve months , : Wo liaye inoroased the plant , in number
of cells manufactured";' working them to an A-4 coll basis 4o#
in the last twelve months from Uovomber 1st. unfilled orders
ronoining on our bookp Hovombor let Worked into on a-4
equivalent shows 50,000 oolls.
Woaare losing a very large volume of businesa in all branches
of the line owing to tho faot that wo are unable to deliver
batteries promptly. In the automobile trade the battery is
only one third tho -investment of tho oquipmQntVandwhon
a firm has money tied up in an investment of this size
they are impatient to get it on the street qb soon as possible.
When they find they are held up from thirty to ninety-
days getting delivery of a particular battery1, 6 they
immediately order some other moke that they oan obtain
on quick notice. Hot only this but automobile mahufaoturors
know tho condition that we are in on oases of delivery',0
and when they have the opportunity of making a quick doHyory','
they cannot figure on Ddison Batteries';0 knowing they cannot
got them. Shis we don't hear of at the time. It all .
goes to show that we hove got to increase our manufacturing
plant at onoo.
Several of the large gasoline truck manufacturers are
now figuring on going into tho manufacture of olootrio
Vehicles, Among thorn is tho Studobakor' corporation,
who are bringing out a now lino of olootrio trucks ospooially
adapted for Edison Batteries. I understand from very
good authority that the International Automobile oo,. who
handle lSaok-Saurer-Eewitt ffruoko ,are figuring on bringing
out a new lino of olootrio truoks,
Iho Gonoral Motors Oo. havo informed me that on Februei^y
1st they will, place Jan order with tig for 500 sets of
batteries to be delivered in. four months ; and continue
at that rato throughout the year. .
5?he following automobile oono eras will demand from'Deoombor \ .
1st on the following battories per day: . / : ’
General Motors Brook Oo. - 8 batteries A^B
. " : ’ equivalent iafl:-A-4's
Bho lansden Oo.v Howark, - B batteries i-6 '
equivalent 180 Ar4Ts
General Vohiolo Co. - 8 batteries A-6/
. • equivalent. 18G'2A-4*b
Anderson ELeo. Oar Go. V - 2 batteries 4,-47
equivalent ISO A-4»s
3!ho oxolusiye oontraot that "we have had with. Mr, Anderson ;v
was up on Hov, 1st and wo have notified other. pleasure oar
manufacturers that if they would allow us to approve of
their Edison Battery oar model’,' we would ho glad to furnish
them with Edison Batteries. Vp to this time the Rauoh
& Bango Carriage Oo. of Cleveland are the only firm tfiloh
have allowed us to approve their model. Tests that wo
have made on tlio.oar-have all proved very satisfactory and
wo are all satisfied that wo will got our share of their
husinoBs.
Baker end Wayefloy both have a model which they have hoen making
for a year suitable, for Edison Batteries';' Which have been sold
this last year with lead, so as if stands it means that pleasure
oar manufacturers who hayo oars suitable for Edison Batteries
are:
Andofson Eloo, Oar Co, ,
S. R. Bailey & Oo. ?
Baker Motor Vehicle Co.V
Tho Wavorley Oo, , and
Rauoh a Bang Carriage conpeny.
During this last year we have started a yory large steam
railroad business both in oar-lighting, signal work
and industrial trucks. During the laet seven months the
Illinois Central have placed orders with us for $937636. Of)
worth of Storage batteries, The Pennsylvania Railroad -
in the last eight months have placed orders with us for
$807817,00 worth of storage hattorios. During the last
six months tho Horfolk & Woatom Railroad have plaoed
orders for $487100.007 the Southern Saoific Railroad have
plaoed orders for $13,000.00.
It looks as if wo were going to got a much larger volume
of business during tho coming yoar and it has practically
been promised us.
Pennsylvania Railroad - 20, '000 oells
Illinois Central n - 5J000 "
Barriman Bines - lOl’OQO «
All other roads - 2', 600 "
Those are equivalent to A-4 oells.
Wo should at least got orders for 2,600 A-4 typo oellB for
signal work and 17000 A-4 cells for mlsoellsnoous and baggage
trucks.
I think this estimate yory low.
One line of business we' hayen't touched which is enormous
is tho battery for electric self starter whioh.gasol±ae
manufaotarofs aro putting oh their gas oars* 'Hf. Henry
Ford has come out flat-footed and made a statement,'' that ho
was going to put olootrio self starters In his bar's and. he
would not consider any other hattorios but Edison, Ho has
told us Beyoral times and a reoent letter dated ,Qot. 24tK7
in whioh his soorotary makes a statement that Hr'.Eord said
ho would oonsidor nothing but Edison.
Ml this go ob to Efliow tlio importance of iaoreaoing tho
size of our maufacturlng plant at once.
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AGREEMENT entered into this day of 1912
between Edison Storage Battery Company, a Hew Jersey Corporation,
and General Vehicle Company, a new York Corporation, hereinafter
referred to as the Battery Company and the Vehicle Company, respec¬
tively, WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS: the Battery Company is in the business of making
and selling storage batteries, and the Vehicle Company is in the
business of making and selling electric vehicles, and
WHEREAS, the Vehicle Company in order to stimulate the
sale of its vehicles is willing to manufacture and sell its vehicles
to users minus the battery, and to adapt such vehicles mechanically
and eleotrioally for the use of Edison Storage Batteries, it being
contemplated to sell such vehicles minus the battery for use in
localities where the Vehicle Company makes contracts with respon¬
sible parties who agreo to purchase, own and maintain a suffi¬
cient supply of Edison Storage Batteries to be chargod by them and
to bo rented to owners of such vehicles made by the Vehicle Company,
on a basis of a charge for the service rendered, such plan being
herein designated "Battery Servioe System";
How, it is agreed as follows:
1. The Battery Company agrees that it will sell to the
Vehicle Company its batteries, for use as herein contemplated, on
the following terms and conditions:
(a) That such batteries will bo resold by the Vehicle
Company only to such parties as aforesaid that have contracted
with the Vehicle Company to maintain and continuously own a
sufficient supply of Edison Storage Batteries for use only in
vehicles mechanically and electrically adapted to the Edison
Storage Battery, and constructed in such manner that the battery
cradle may be quickly removed from the vehicle without disturbing
the battery units, and a cradle containing a charged battery may
be remounted without material delay;
(t>) The Battery Company agrees that at all times the net
cash sale price of a new vehicle battery to the Vehicle Company, as
Jj./ distinguished from an exchange transaction, shall be not higher
^ ,k^an PreSGrlt and all times at least five and five (5$ and 5$)
per oont greater discount than at which the Eattery Company regu¬
larly sells vehicle batteries to Central Stations, Bower Companies
or Garages for other uses than a Battery-Service System. The
Battery Company may refuse to continue to sell on said terms
batteries hereunder, if the Vehicle Company interferes with the
Battery Company's business by selling said batteries for use "I**
hereunder at a discount greater than fifteen (15$) per cent from J
the Battery Company's list price.
(o) The guaranteod life of any battery to be sold as hore
in contemplated and of one renewal thereof and the cost of the re¬
newal thereof shall be governod by the terms of the guarantee as
set forth in Schedule B.
The Vehicle Company agrees that the vehicles sold by
it to be operated in connection with the Edison Storage Battery
■for use as contemplated heroin, shall be constructed so as to be
specially adapted mechanically and electrically for use with the
Edison Storage Battery as made at the date of this agreement, it
ng understood that the design of such vehicles shall include
such special and necessary mechanical and electrical appliances
and arrangements for carrying the batteries as may he necessary
in order that the batteries may he readily removed from the ve¬
hicle or attached to the vehicle without disturbing the cell
units of the batteries and shall include the mechanical and
electrical appliances specified in Schedule A. hereto annexed.
3. Unless sooner terminated by mutual consent, this
agreement shall remain in force for the period of years from
date hereof and shall continue thereafter from year to year unless
written notice of cancellation shall ho given by either of the
-3-
parties hereto to the other at least ninety days before the expi¬
ration of any yearly period; such notice is given, this agreement
shall terminate at the expiration of tho yearly period next fol¬
lowing the date of the notice.
4: THIS AGREEMENT is binding upon and shall enure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their several successors in
business. /
4-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have respectively' caused •
these presents to be executed and their respective oorporate seals
to bo hereunto attached by their proper officers thereunto author¬
ial SON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY,
By
GENERA! VEHICLE COMPANY,
By
SCHEDULE!
"A’1.
FIRST: The special vehicles contemplated herein shall
he so constructed and provided with such fittings that the hatteri
oan he put in or tahen from the vehicles without disturbing the
individual units, to the end that the great number of removals
over the giiaranteed life will not tend to injure the battery
mochanioally.
3EC0ITD : The vehiole when fully loaded and moving on a
six per cent (6$) grade shall not have a greater drop of voltage
on the wiring oarrying the current than two and one-half (2-l/2)
volts with a sixty (60) cell battery.
THIRD: The Battery box shall be so constructed that it
will be closed in the winter to prevent low temperature from
affecting the discharge rate of the battery.
QhtrtuJ) h /2**H4.
■$-*£% faytn*.! (£&&AJb*p Uk.fi- 1 o^At
COPY OP GUARANTEE OP EDISOi! STORAGE BATTERY OOMPAIY.
The Edi son Storage Battery Company, agrees to and hereby
does guarantee all Edison Storage Batteries sold through the Gen¬
eral Vehicle Company to
as follows: provided that the batteries
and the renewals thereof are used in vehicles manufactured by the
General Vehicle Company, long Island City, Ilew York, and provided
that suoh batteries are continuously owned, maintained and oper¬
ated by the said
for use in a Battery Service System
wherein charged batteries are leased or rented on a basis of ser¬
vice rendered and provided the batteries are operated in accord¬
ance with the instructions furnished by the Edison Storage Eattery
Company.
The Edison Storage 3attery Company guarantees that the
life of any battery with one renewal thereof shall be ten years.
The price of renewals shall be list price less 25$ dis¬
count. In oase a second renewal is required the probable excess
of life over the ten year period shall be estimated, based on
the average life of the original battery and first renewal and the
shall pay the Edison Storage Battery
Company for such estimated excess life on a pro rata basis. On
making renewals, all old batteries or battery material shall be
the property of the Edison Storage Battery Company. All prices
are f.o.b. factory.
This guarantee excludes all renewals required by reason
of accident, misuse or abuse. All expense of maintaining crates
and the renewal of electrolyte is also excluded from this guarantee.
The Edison Storage Battery Company shall have the oppor¬
tunity to inspect the batteries at all reasonable times.
This guarantee is contingent upon conditions of credit
being satisfactory at all times.
- ' - - — - — « - . - r - *
Ho battery is to be renewed hereunder until its capacity
has fallen to a point where it is incapable of giving ninety per
cent (90$) of its rated capacity in Kilowatt hours.
The rated Kilowatt hour oapaoity of eaoh cell is given
below:
A 4 .180 X.V7.H.
A 6 .270 " " "
A 8 .360 " " "
A10 .450 ” » §
A12 .540 " !' "
General VeMole Company,
long Island City,
H. Y.
Dear Sirs:
Referring to the agreement dated
■between the Edison Storage Battery Company, the Hartford Elec¬
tric Bight Company andnthe General Vehicle Company, it 1b con¬
templated that saoh agreement with the Hartford Company Is only
one of a number of similar agreements that it is proposed to
mate for' the use of Edison batteries on the "Edison Battery-
Servioe (System" in vehicles of your manufacture only.
Vfe understand that you propose to notify the -various cen¬
tral stations throu$iout the country in regard to this System
with the -view of introducing it into extended use. We will
not permit our batteries to be used on -that System in stay lo¬
cality ±n vehicles other than yours.
With, reference to such use with your v^hioles in other
localities, we agree to enter into agreements similar to that
with the Hartford Company, with companies approved by us.
If we find at any time that tills System or plan is oper¬
ating to our direct disadvantage, we reserve the right to re¬
fuse to extend it by making agreements with reference to other
localities, but leaving in force, of oourse, the agreement's
that may then have been made.
Very truly yours,
EDISOH. STORAGE BAIEERY 00MBA3JY,
EDI soil STORAGE BATTERY OOMEANY
and
FREDERICK J. USMAN, DAVID M.
MIHZESHEIMER and WILLIAM GOODMAN
Dated January 10, 1914
MEMORANDUM OS' AGREEMENT made the tenth day
of January, 1914, by and between EDISON STORAGE BATTERY
COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation having its prinoipal
offioe at West Orange, New Jersey, hereinafter oa'iled
the "Edison Company", party of the first part, and
FREDERICK J. DISMAN, DAVID M. MINZE3HEIMER and WILLIAM
GOODMAN, oopartners, doing business under the name and ■
style of F. J. lisman and Company at #30 Broad Street,
New York, N.Y. , hereinafter oalled the "Bankers", parties
of the seoond part, WITNESSETH : -
WHEREAS, the Edison Company is engaged in the
manufacture and Bale of Edison storage batteries; and
WHEREAS, the Bankers desire to purchase Edison
storage batteries from the Edison Company to be used and
Bold for the purpose hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the
premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, and
of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) in hand paid by the
Bankers to the Edison Company and by the Edison Company to
the Barikers, the reoeipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as fol¬
lows : -
(1) Unless sooner terminated or extended as
hereinafter provided for, this agreement shall continue
until the 31st day of Deoember, 1920.
(2) The Edison Company agrees, upon and subjeo
to the conditions hereinafter stated, to sell exclusively
(1)
to the Bankers during the life of this agreement Edison
storage batteries to be used only for the following pur¬
pose, namely; For the initial battery equipment of
storage battery propelled passenger oars and trains of such)
passenger oars designed and constructed to run only upon
rails (nut not including eleotrio locomotives exoept suoh
that are
storage battery propelled passenger oars/used as looomo- &
tives for hauling freight on roads where the passenger
passenger - -
traffic is handled by suoh storage battery propelled/oars ) '■()■&
and to be used only in the following territory, namely:
United States of America including the District of
Columbia, but excluding Alaska, the Panama Canal Zone
and the possessions and dependencies of the said United
States of America outside of Uorth Amerioa, (said territory!
being hereinafter referred to as the "aforesaid territory" )|
When the words "Edison batteries" are hereinafter used,
they are understood to mean the Edison storage batteries
(as now made or hereafter improved) whioh constitute the
subjeot matter of this agreement.
(3) She Edison Company also agrees that during
the life of this agreement and exoept as otherwise provided
herein, it will not sell nor otherwise dispose of Edison
storage batteries to be used within the aforesaid territory
for the purpose set forth in Paragraph fwo (2) hereof to
any one other than the Bankers, but the Edison Company ex¬
pressly reserves the right to use and permit others to use
for said purpose within the aforesaid territory any of said
batteries, suoh use to be restricted to demonstrations,
experiments and tests only, and furthermore expressly re¬
serves the exclusive right to sell and otherwise dispose
of and to use and lioense for ubo within the aforesaid
territory Edison storage batteries for renewals and re¬
placements for storage battery propelled oarB of all
-h - \
kinds including oars of the olass speoified in Paragraph
Two { 2 ) hereof, and also reserves the exclusive right to
sell and otherwise dispose of and use and lioense for use
within the aforesaid territory Edison Btorage battery parts,
supplies and accessories for any and all purposes except
for the initial equipment of oars with respect to v/hioh the
Bankers are expressly lioensed hereunder. The Bankers
agree that the promises and covenants of the Edison Company
contained in this paragraph and paragraph Two (2) hereof
shall be and are binding upon the Edison Company only so
lo#g as the Bankers shall oontinue to purohase from the
Edison Company at least the number of A-10 aells set forth
in the sahedule contained in Paragraph Pour (4) hereof or
their equivalent in rated ampere hour oapaoity.
(4) The Bankers agree to purohase from the
Edison Company all storage batteries whloh the Bankers shall
require during the life of this agreement for the purpose
set forth in Paragraph Two (2) hereof, and agree that
during the life of this agreement they will not manufacture
nor sell nor otherwise dispose of for use within the afore¬
said territory any passenger oar designed or intended to
be propelled on rails by storage batteries exoept when
equipped with Edison storage batteries exclusively, or when
not so equipped, upon the condition that said oar shall be
used only when equipped with Edison storage batteries
exclusively. The Bankers agree and promiae that they
will purchase hereunder from the Edison Company during
the respective full Bix months periods of this agreement
at least the number of A-10 oellB Bet forth in the follow-
fa)
ing sohedule or their equivalent in rated ampere hour
oapaoity, Bald purchases to be made within the respective
periods set forth in said soheaule:-
During
tho
first six months of the
year 1914
1650 A -10
oells
During
the
last six months of the
year 1914
1650 A-10
oells
During
the
first six months of the
year 1915
4950 A-10
oells
During
the
last six months of the
year 1915
4950 A-10
oellB
During
the
first six months of the
year 1916
8260 A-10
oells
During
the
last six months of the
year 1916
8260 A-10
oells
During
the
first six months of the
year 1917
13760 A-10
oells
During
the
last six months of the
year 1917
13750 A-10
oells
During
the
first six months of the
year 1918
19250 A-10
oells
During
the
last six months of the
year 1918
19250 A-10
oells
During
the
first six months of the
year 1919
27500 A-10
oells
During
the
last six months of the
year 1919
27500 A-10
oells
During
the
first six months of the
year 1920
35750 A-10
oells
During
the
last six months of the
year 1920
35750 A-10
oells
In determining the amount of purchases made by the Bankers
under and against the required minima of the aforesaid
sohedule, the Bankers shall reoeive oredit against suoh
minima for all initial storage battery equipment sold by
the Edison Company to the Bankers for tho purpose of Para¬
graph Two (2) hereof and for use in the aforesaid territory,
(4)
and also for any and all storage batteries whioh the Edison
Company shall sell to the Bankers for the initial equipment
of oars of the olass speoified in Paragraph Two (2) hereof
for use in any other territory, provided the Bankers shall
have received express permission in writing from the Edison
Company to sail for use or use said batteries in said other
territory, and no shipment of batteries shall be made by
the Bankers to any territory other than the aforesaid terri
tory except with suoh express permission first having been
reoeived from the Edison Company. If during any one of
the aforesaid six months periods the purchase of Edison
storage batteries by the Bankers shall be in exoess of the
above specified requirement for that six months period,
then suoh exoess shall be credited upon their obligation
with respect to purchases for the succeeding six months
period or periods. In the event of the termination of
this agreement prior to the end of its term by the Edison
Company as hereinafter provided, the Bankers shall be
released to the following extent and to suoh extent only
from their promise herein contained to purchase quantities
of oells in aooordanoe with the aforesaid sohedule, to-wit:
She Bankers shall not be required to purohase any of the
oells required to be purchased in any six raonthB period of
said sohedule which is subsequent to the reoeipt of notice
of said termination from the Edison Company, and shall not
be required to purchase during the six months period in
which suoh termination shall become effective a. portion of
the quantity required to be purchased, oomputed, as followBi-
By dividing the quantity required to be purchased as afore¬
said during said last mentioned six months period by 183
(5)
and multiplying the quotient thus obtained by the number
of days from the reoeipt of notioe of Buoh termination to
the end of said last mentioned six months period. Upon
the termination of this agreement by the Edison Company
as aforesaid, the number of A-10 oells then remaining to
be purohased by the Bankers after due allowance for suoh
release shall be the deficiency for whioh the Bankers shall
be required to make settlement in either of tho following
ways at their option:
(a) By the aotual purchase of the number of
A-10 oells (or their equivalent in rated ampere hour
oapaoity) included in such deficiency; or
(b) In lieu of suoh purchase, by paying to the
Edison Company as liquidated damages the sum of Two
Dollars ($2.00) for eaoh of the number of A-10 oells
inoluded in suoh defioienoy.
(5) The Bankers agree to promote diligently
throughout the aforesaid territory the sale of Edison
storage battery propelled passenger oars of the olass
Bpeoified in Paragraph Two (2) hereof, and the sale of
Edison storage batteries for use upon suoh storage battery
propelled passenger oars, to fOBter the present and endeav¬
or to oreate additional demand for suoh oars and for Edison
storage batteries for use thereon, and to manufacture or
cause to be manufactured oarB sufficient in number and
suitable in oharaoter to meet auoh demand, it being the
intent and object of this provision to push and promote
to suoh an extent as is reasonably possible the sales and
purchases of Edison storage batteries.
(6)
(6) The EaiBon Company agrees to sell ana the
Bankers agree to purchase and pay for all Edison storage
batteries supplied hereunder at the following prioes, to-
wit: Twenty percent (20$) disoount from the Edison Com¬
pany's general list prioes in effeot at the date of deliv-
. ery hereunder of the batteries to the Bankers, and the
Edison Company agrees that it will not increase its now
ourrent general list prioes for present typeB of Edison
storage batteries during the life of this agreement. All
prioes and deliveries hereunder shall be f.o.b. the Edison
Company's faotory, Orange, New Jersey, and all payments
for such batteries shall be made in cash within thirty
days from date of delivery, with two peroent (2$) discount
for oaBh within ten days from date of delivery.
(7) The Edison Company agrees to use reasonable
diligence with its present manufacturing equipment and sys¬
tem in supplying the Bankers' requirements of Edison stor¬
age batteries hereunder, giving all orders hereunder from
the Bankers a preference at least over orders from others
subsequently plaoed. it is expressly agreed, however,
that the Edison Company shall not be liable for any delay
in deliveries of batteries hereunder due to any strike,
fire, flood or any unforeseen or unavoidable cause, or due
to inability to obtain or delay in obtaining material; nor
for any other delay unless oaused by the failure, of the
Edison Company to use reasonable diligeenoe as aforesaid.
( 8 ) The Bankers agree that they will no^. Bell
nor otherwise dispose of nor use nor authorize any other per¬
son, firm or corporation to use any battery purchased here-
under except for the purpose set forth in Paragraph Two (2)
' %
(7)
hereof, and agree that they will not export or ship nor
Bell for export or shipment, nor otherwise dispose of any
of said batteries for export or shipment from the aforesaid
territory, exoept in suoh partionlar inBtanoes in whioh the
written consent of the Edison Company to suoh export or ship
ment shall hare been first obtained, and further agree that
they will require eaoh vendee, lessee or other user of any
and all Edison storage batteriec supplied hereunder to enter
into agreements not to Bell nor otherwise dispose of nor use
any battery purohasod hereunder exoept for the purpose set
forth in Paragraph Two (2) hereof, and not to export or ship
nor sell for export or shipment nor otherwise dispose of any
of said batteries for export or shipment from the aforesaid
territory, and the Bankers furthermore agree to oo-operate
with the Edison Company to enforoe suoh agreements. The
proinises and covenants of the Bankers contained in this para¬
graph shall be binding upon them during the life of thiB
agreement and also thereafter with respeot to any and all
batteries supplied hereunder whioh shall remain in existence
and under their oontrol.
(9) The Edison Company guarantees to the Bankers
and to eaoh and every subsequent purchaser that eaoh and
every battery of Edison storage battery oells whioh shall
be supplied hereunder shall be oapable of developing full
rated oapaoity under normal oonditions and shall oontinue
to be oapable of developing suoh oapaoity; under normal
oonditions for a period of at least four years from the
date of shipment from the EdiBOh Company's faotory, said
guaranty being subject to the following oonditions. ana
oovering suoh oells only as to whioh the following con¬
ditions shall be faithfully observed:- V
(8)
(a) Cells installed in a manner approved by the
Edison Company at the time of installation or in aooord-
anoe with written or printed instructions furnished by the
Edison Company from time to time.
(b) CellB used only in connection with apparatus of
a type approved by the Edison Company.
(o) Colls oared for and operated in a manner approvec
by the Edison Company or in accordance with such written or
printed instructions of the Edison Company as the Edison
Company may furnish to acoompany each order of oells de¬
livered as a guide for their oare and use,
(d) Oells to which the Edison Company's authorized
inspectors and agents shall have aooeBS for test and in¬
spection at any reasonable time.
The Bankers agree to furnish or oause to be
furnished the following information in regard to each in¬
stallation of batteries to be supplied hereunder, namely:
The draw-bar pull of the oar on level traok; the grade
line of the traok upon whioh said oar is to be operated;
the schedule of operation, and the proposed times of charg¬
ing and discharging; and agree to use for said oars suoh
equipment of batteries as the Edison Company shall reoommend ,
and to oause to be made periodical Inspections of the bat¬
tery and oar by competent inspectors at least six times a
year during the four year guaranty period, it being agreed
that the Edison Company itself will make periodical in¬
spections by competent inspectors at least six times per
year during suoh guaranty period.
If within Buoh guaranty period of four years any
of said batteries shall be found to be incapable of devel-
(9)
oping full rated oapaoity under nofmal conditions, the
Edison Company will at its disoretion, when said battery or
the defeotive part thereof has been delivered to it, either
replaoe said battery with another battery of full rated
oapaoity or repair any defeotive oells of said battery to
restore its full rated oapaoity, all suoh replaoements and
repaired oells to be delivered to the Bankers f.o.b. Edison
Company's faotory, Orange, B. J. It is understood and
agreed, however, that whenever new oells are furnished under
this guaranty to replaoe defeotive or impaired oells, the
guarantee receiving suoh new oells for suoh replaoement shall
pay to the Edison Company the same prioe for eaoh suoh new
oell as the Bankers shall be oharged for similar oells at
the time of suoh replaoement, less an allowanoe for the
old oell returned, determined by deduoting from the prioe
originally paid for Buoh oell a depreciation at the rate of
twenty-five peroent (25%) per year.
Tbe Edison Company agrees to deliver with eaoh
and every battery purchased hereunder a guaranty substan¬
tially the same as the foregoing guaranty and transferable
to the purchaser of the battery to which the said guaranty
applies.
Ilia Edison Company agrees that from time to time
upon written or telographio report from the Bankers that
any battery equipment supplied hereunder is defeotive or in
leed of repair at the Edison Company's faotory, the Edison
'ompany will loan and forward promptly to Buoh point or
points as the Bankers may direot one or two suitable oar
jatteries to replaoe temporarily the battery or batteries
srhioh are to be returned to the EdiBon Company’s faotory
Jor replaoement or repair, but the Edison Company.' shall not
>e required to have outstanding on loan as. aforesaid at any
ne time more than two oar batteries. All transportation
do)
oharges to and from the Edison Company’s factory upon oar
batteries so loaned Bhall be paid by the Bankers.
(10) The Edison Company agrees that the Bankers
may relinquish their rights under this agreement and ter¬
minate the same at any time upon giving thirty days notioe
in writing to the Edison Conqmny, and the Bankers agree
that if they shall be in default at the expiration of said
thirty days in the purohase of storage battery oells as re¬
quired in the sohedule oontained in Paragraph Pour (4) here¬
of, (the number of cells required to be purchased during
any portion of a six months period being determined by pro¬
rating the number of days of the six months period elapsed
down to the end of said thirty days with the number of days
in said six months period), the Bankers will forthwith either
purohase a sufficient quantity of oells to make up the tota]
aggregate defioienoy existing at the end of said thirty daye
or pay the Edison Company sb liquidated damages the Bum of
Two Dollars ($2.00) for each one of such number of A-10
oellB as shall be required to make up suoh defioienoy.
(11) Upon the breaoh of any provision of this
agreement by the Bankers, the Edison Company shall have
the right to revoke the rights hereby granted and to ter¬
minate this agreement by giving sixty days notioe in writ¬
ing to the Bankers (suoh notioe may be given by the mailing
of a letter, postage prepaid, addressed to P. J. Diemen &
Company, 30 Broad Street, Hew York, H.Y. ), but suoh revoca¬
tion and termination shall not release the Bankers from any
of their promises and oovenants oontained in Paragraph Eight
(8) hereof, or from their promise to pay for oells thereto¬
fore furnished hereunder, or from their promise to pay any
(11)
sum aue as liquidated damages hereunder. Exoept as herein¬
after provided in thiB paragraph, the Edison Company shall
not be required to supply any storage battery, part thereof,
or aoaessory therefor to the Bankers from and after the
giving of suoh notioe by the Edison Company, exoept for the
filling of bona fide orders for batteries for the purpose
of paragraph two (2) hereof which shall have been already
reoeived by the Bankers at the time of the giving of suoh
notioe. Provided, however, that if the aforesaid breaoh
Bhall oonsist merely in the failure of the Bankers to pur¬
chase the minimum number of oells required in the sohedule
set forth in Paragraph Pour (4), the Bankers shall be en¬
titled to the reinstatement of their rights tinder this
agreement if within sixty days after the receipt of the
aforesaid notioe they shall purchase a sufficient number of
oells to make up the total aggregate deficiency existing at
the time of the giving of said notioe. it is understood
and agreed that the Edison Company shall be under no obli¬
gation to supply any storage battery, part thereof or ac¬
cessory therefor to the Bankers during any period in which
the Bankers shall be in default in any payment for any bat¬
tery, part thereof, or aooessory therefor sold and delivered
hereunder.
(12) It is mutually agreed that upon the ter¬
mination of this agreement by expiration or otherwise, the
Bankers shall be and are hereby lioensed to sell and dis¬
pose of any and all Edison storage batteries and battery
equipment purohased hereunder then or hereafter owned or
possessed by them either through original purchase or by
repurchase, or by retaking, or otherwise soever; but suoh
(12)
lioense is atriotly llmitaa to the use, Bale and disposi¬
tion of suoh batteries for the purpose set forth in Para¬
graph Two (2) hereof, and only in the aforesaid territory,
and subject to the provisions of Paragraph Eight (8) hereof,
and suoh limited right of sale and disposition shall run
to all trustees under all mortgages, oar trusts, deeds of
trust or similar instruments.
(13) The Edison Company agrees to indemnify and
save the Bankers and their vendees of Edison batteries pur-
ohased hereunder harmless from and against any and all li¬
ability, judgment, reoovery, olaim, demand, oost, oharge
and expense (including oounsel fees) i# any way inourred
by or accruing to the Bankers or their vendees, because of
the sale or use of any storage battery cells, parts there¬
of, or accessories therefor supplied under this agreement,
arising out of any suit or aotion duly instituted against
the Bankers or any of their vendees, based upon the olaim
that the use or the intended use of suoh battery, part or
aooessory therefor, devioe or other improvement thereof
infringes upon or 1b in violation of the United States
patent rights of any person, firm, association, or corpora¬
tion; provided that the Bankers or suoh vendees shall
promptly notify the Edison Company of the institution of
any suoh suit or aotion, and provided further that the
Edison Company shall have the right to be represented by
oounsel in the defense of suoh suit or aotion, and if it so
elects, shall have the right to assume Bole and entire con¬
trol of suoh defense; and provided further that in those
oases in whioh the Edison Company shall elect to assume the
sole and entire oontrol of suoh defense, the Edison Company
shall within ten days after the aforesaid notification of
the institution of suoh suit or aotion, notify the defend¬
er)
ant to suoh suit or aotion of the intention of the Edison
Company to assume the sole and entire oontrol of such de¬
fense, and in all suoh oases in whioh the Edison Company
shall assume suoh oontrol, the Edison Company shall not be
required to pay any oounsel fees whatever inourred by the
Bankers or their vendees; and provided further, that the
Edison Company shall be liable under the provisions of this
paragraph only in those oases where the aforesaid infringe¬
ment is due solely to the use or sale of storage battery
oells, parts thereof, or aooessories therefor nor so. and
shall not be liable in those oases in whioh the infringement
is due to the assooiatlon of said oells, partB or aooessori..
es with other apparatus not supplied hereunder. She
Edison Company agrees that upon request of the Bankers the
Edison Company will furnish in writing to any of the Bankers '
vendees of Edison storage batteries supplied hereunder a
promise substantially the same as, and subjeot to the con¬
ditions of, the foregoing portion of thiB paragraph.
(14) The Bankers agree that they will not make
any oontraot or arrangement with any manufacturer of oarB
whereby any other manufacturer is excluded or substantially
exoluded from furnishing upon equal terms oars to be equipped
for propulsion purposes with Edison storage batteries.
(15) The Edison Company agrees that if the
Bankers shall have faithfully performed all their promises
and oovenants herein oontained during the initial period of
this agreement, that is to say, up to and inoluding Deoember
31, 1920, the Bankers shall be entitled to a renewal or ex¬
tension of this agreement for a further period of three'
years from and after the expiration of the aforesaid initial
(14)
period, that is to soy, up to and inoluding Deoember 31,
1923, provided that the Bankers shall have given notioe in
writing to the Edison Company at any time, not lose than
.«r tig **.*,*„. prl„ t0 tto eJtplr..
tlon of tfee-Baid-initial-peniea, stating their desire to (T,
have suoh renewal or extension hereof. Said renewal or
extension shall be upon the same terms and oonditions as
those of the initial period exoept that the minimum number
of oells or their equivalent in rated ampere hour oapaoity
required and agreed to be purchased by the Bankers during
the three years of the said renewal or extension, shall be
as follows:-
During the first six months of the
year 1921
During the last six months of the
year 1921
During the first six months of the
year 1922
During the last six months of the
year 1922
During the first six mouths of the
year 1923
During the last six monthB of the
year 1923
(16) This agreement shall take effect upon the
date hereof and shall be binding upon the Bankers jointly
and severally. She obligations and benefits of the Edison
Company hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the
Buooessors and legal representatives of the Edison Company,
md the obligations and benefits of the Bankers hereunder
3 haH be binding upon and inure to the successors of the
Jankers in the banking business of E. 3. Bisman and Company.
'he Bankers shall not have the right to assign this agree-
(15)
- 35760 A-10 oells
- 35750 A-10 oells
- 35750 A-10 oells
- 35750 A-10 oells
- 35750 A-10 oells
- 35750 A-10 oells
ment, nor the right to transfer it exoept to their success¬
ors in the hanking business of F. J. Lisman ana Company.
Suoh transfer shall not release the respective Bankers dur¬
ing their respective lifetimes from any liability or obliga¬
tion hereunder; nor shall suoh transfer release their
respective estates from any obligation or liability whioh
shall have aoorued hereunder at the times of their respect¬
ive deaths. '
IH WITNESS WHEREOF , the Edison Company has caused
this agreement to be signed and sealed in duplicate by its
officers thereunto duly authorized, and the Bankers have
hereunto set their hands and seals in duplicate the aay and
year first above written.
(SEAL - Ejdison Storage
Batterir Company)
Attest :
• Wm. H. Meadoworoft
secretary
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
fiy Thos .; A. Edison
President
F. J. lisman & Co.
Wm . G. Edinburg _
Witness to signature of
Frederick J. lisman
By F. J. lisman
David M. Minzesheimer
William E. Keeza
Witness to signature of
David M. Minzesheimer
F. A. Murray
Witness to signature
William Goodman
"of-
William Goodman
State of Hew York )
: ss . s
County of New York )
On this 12th flay of January, in
the year 1914, before me persbnally oame FEEDER I OH J. T.TRMAW,
DAVID M. MIHZESHEIMER ana WIDDIAM GOODMAN, to me personally
known and known by me to be the individuals desoribed in
ana who exeoutea the foregoing instrument, and severally
aoknowledged that they executed the same, as ana for the
purposes set forth therein.
. 0. Edinburg
Notary Public Kings County No. 3£
Certificate filed in How York County
Reg. Ho. 29
My commission expires Maroh 30,1914
SEAL)
1
Mr. Edison: -
IE HE OOHTRAOT WITH g/
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There are several points to whioh your attention shonia
be oalled in oonneotion with the oarrying out of the above oon-
traot, to-wit:
(1) Batteries sold under this oontraot are sold sub¬
ject to restriotions as to their use. It is doubtful whether these
restrictions can be enforced against a purchaser of the batteries
subsequent to the Lisman Company in those oases where such purchaser
has no notice of the restriotions. Eor this reason, the advisabil¬
ity and the feasibility of applying a restriction notioe to the bat¬
teries should be considered. As I understand it , it is impracticable
to apply a plate to the sell itself but tfea* a plate may be applied
to the tray if desired. Under the oontraot the Lisman Company agrees
that they will require eaoh vendee, lessee or other user of any bat¬
tery supplied under the oontraot to enter into an agreement to com¬
ply with the restriotions of the oontraot applicable to the battery.
In view of this agreement on the part of the Lisman Company and the
rather small likelihood of these batteries being used for other pur¬
poses, it may be that as a praotioal matter you will deoide to dis¬
pense with restriction notices on the batteries. I assume that a
record will be kept by identifying numbers of all oells.
(2) We agree that we will not sell batteries to others
for the purpose for whioh the Lisman Company has an exclusive li¬
cense under the oontraot. While the extent of our obligation under
this covenant is not entirely dear, I think it will be advisable
'TltrZZU %£
(2)
for us in all oases where batteries are sold to others to make in¬
quiry as to the use for whioh these batteries are purohased. I
understand from Mr, Bee that as a general rule the Battery Company
is informed as to the use the purchaser intends to make of the
battery.
(3) A speoial form of guaranty -in aooordanoe with the
oontraot should be prepared to aooompany each battery supplied under
the oontraot, and the battery identified in some suitable manner as,
for example, by the numbers appearing on the oells.
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MO R 15
j. ' . THIS I’JBEITTURE made this first day of Septonbcr, 1916 by and
/. botweon EDISOIT STORAGE BATTERY OOURAHY, a corporation organised and existing
i; under the laws of ,tho State of How Jersey, and Having its prinoipal place of
j j business at "/eat Orange, County of Essex, in said State, party of the: first
part, (hereinafter oallod the Company), and FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY, a cor¬
poration organised and existing under the laws of tlio State of 'Tow Jersey,
| and having its prinoipal office in the City of Hewarl:, County of Essex, in
j said State, party of the second part (hereinafter called the Trustee) , :;
WITUE33ETH THAT!- ■ :
, . V/HEREAS , the Company has heretofore issued bonds secured by a
certain mortgage, which said bonds wore duo for paymont July 1, 1916, and
certain of which said bonds have not yet been paid} and
WHEREAS, the Company is indebted to ilr. Thomas A. Edison, of
■ Vest Orange, Hew Jersey, on open account; and
WHEREAS, the Company has acquired or is about to acquire certain
! property from said Thomas A. Edison used by the Company including the
following!-
Boiler house and stack, including foundation, boilers and settings,
blowers,, coal and water handling apparatus and other equipment in, upon and
about, the premises at West Orange, Hew Jersey, hereinafter designated as
i Tract 6 and .Traot 7 ;
; . Machinery, tools, furnaces, tanks , pumps, plating apparatus, ;
■ elootrical apparatus and wiring and other equipmont in, upon and about the
premises occupied by the Company at West Orange, :i. J.;
Buildings, stacks, towers, tanks and other fixtures located "upon
the premises in Bloomfield and Belleville,' 17. J. leased or about to be
\ |
I leased by the Company from said Thomas A. Edison, and machinery, tools,
1 furnacos, boilers, tanks, pumps, electrical apparatus and wiring and other
i equipment in, upon and about said premises and buildings; and
| WHEREAS, the Company has acquired or is about to acquire certain
I lands and buildings in 'Vest Orange, !J. ,J. from said Thomas A. Edison and
'Thomas A, Edison, Incorporated, a corporation of :T«v Jersey, of West Orange,
ViEHEAS , it is desired to provide funds f
. outstanding bonds and to enable t
nortgage securing said bonds to bo dis-
|| charged; to pay the aforesaid indebtedness on open account to said Thomas
I a. Edison in whole or in part; to pay in whole or in part for the 3 aid land
ij and buildings and other property acquired o
inquired as aforesaid;
| to plaoo the Company upon a better financial basis by converting a part or
| the whole of its outstanding floating indebtedness into a bonded indebted-
; ness; and to provide funds for such other purposos ns the Board of Directors
i in their discretion may doom proper and advisable, the Company with the
j! consent and authorisation of i
stockholders at a mooting called for such
|; purpose, and in pursuance of due action by its- board of Directors, lias
j determined to issuo its first mortgage five percent gold bonds in an amount
| not to exooed tho sum of Two Million Dollars (£2,000,000) , and to securo
I au 0f the bonds so issued by a mortgage in the terms; of this indenture
jl upon the premises,, goods, chattels. Letters Patent and applications for
Letters Patent hereinafter described, and any and all real estate hereafter
to be acquired,, which said bonds shall be two thousand (2000) in number and
of the par value of One Thousand. Dollars (§1000) each,, numbered from 1 to
, 2000, both inclusive. . .Raid bonds are to bear the same date. as this in-
1 denture.,. are, to be payable upon the dates of maturity. hero inaf ter specified
fineness existing September 1, 1916, and shall bear interest from September
1, 1916 at the rate of five percent (5$) per annum payable in like gold coin
semi-annually on the first day of March and September in each and every
yoar from the first day of March, 1917 until the payment of the principal
! amount thereof, and shall bo Issued as coupon bonds and Bhall have attaohed
thereto ooupons representing the semi-annual installments of interest thereon,
each of which coupons is to bo authenticated by the faosimllo signature of
the present treasurer or of any future treasurer of the Company, and all such
| coupon bonds are to be reglstrablo as to principal, and the said bonds with
I the ooupons thereto pertaining are to be substantially of the following form,
the distinguishing number and the date of maturity thereof being properly
: inserted, nanelyj-
| ... UHITSD SIATE3 OP AMERICA
State of new Jersey
Amount §1000
; Edison Storage Battery Company
First Mortgage Five Percent Gold Bond
! , ElOr ALL EEH BY THESE EREsritTS, that Edison Storage Eattery
Company, a corporation organi-.ed under the laws of the State of 'Tew Jersey,
: for value received, hereby acknowledges itself to bo indebted to the bearer,
or. if registered, to the registered holder hereof in the eum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1000) , whioh sura it promises to pay to the lawful holder hereof
in gold coin of the United States of America of the standard of weight and
fineness existing September 1, 1916, at the offioe of Edison Storage Eattery
Company at West Orange aforesaid on the first day of , nineteen
(unless sooner paid as hereinafter provided) ,
Hundred and
j with interest thereon at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum payable in
like gold ooin at said offioe on the first day of March. and September in each
and evory yoar, on the presentation and surrender of the annexed coupons as
they severally mature.
j The principal and interest on this bond are payable v/lthout deduc¬
tion for any tax or taxes or stamp duties (other than succession, inheritance
i or estate taxes) which said Edison Storage Battery Company or Fidelity Trust
Company, Trustee under the mortgage hereinafter referred to, may bo required
to pay thereon or to retain or to deduct therefrom under any present or
future law of the United States of America or any State, Oounty, Municipality
or any taxing authority thoroof .
This bond Is one of a duly authorised issue of bonds of said Edison
Storage Battery Company of lilte date, tenor and of foot, except as to the
distinguishing number and date of maturity theroof, issued and to be issued
to an amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate,
and numbered from 1 to 2000, inclusive, under and in pursuance of and all
ratably secured by the first mortgage bearing even date herewith, duly ex¬
ecuted by said JJdlson Storage Battery Company to the Fidelity Trust Company,
of Newark, ITov: Jersey, as Trustee, of and upon the property mentioned therein,
to which indenture of mortgage reference is hereby made for the description
of the property mortgaged and the nature and extent of the security and the
rights of the holders of said bonds under the same, and the terms and con¬
ditions upon which said bonds aro issued, secured and payable, '
If default shall be made in the paymont of interest on this bond
or in the performance or observance of any of the covenants, obligations and
agreements in said mortgago contained, then the principal of this bond may be
-.deolared and bsopmer.dUteRnd payable, but only on the conditions and in the
manner and at the time provided in said mortgago.
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Shis bond is subjeot to redemption at the option of said Edison
Ij Storage Battory Company on September 1, 1917 or on any interest date there-
jj after at one hundred and five percent (105$) of the face value thereof, and
;l aoorued interest, upon notice, as provided in said mortgage.
Shis bond until registered shall pass by delivery. It may a3 to
prinoipal be registered in the books of said Edison Storage Battery Company
|j to be kept at its office in west Orange aforesaid! and if so registered will
j thereafter be transferable only upon tho books of the said Edison Storage
j Battery Company by the owner in person or by his attorney, unless tho last pre-
|
jj coding transfer shall have been to bearer and tho transfer by delivery
ji thereby restored. And it shall be susceptible of successive regi3tations
| and transfers to bearer at the option of the holders, but such registration
ij shall not affeot the negotiability of tho annexed coupons, which shall oon-
jl tinue to be transferred by delivery merely and payable to boarer.
Ij ”o recourse shall be had for the payment of the prinoipal or
j interest of this bond to the stockholders , offioers or directors, present
:! or future, of said Edison Storage Battery Company, either directly or in-
j dlreotly, by virtue of any statute or by enforcement of any assessment or
l| otherwise, and any and all liability of suoh stockholders, officers and
! directors in respect to said bonds is hereby expressly waived and released
by every holder hereof.
j This bond shall not be valid until authenticated by a certificate
| of the Fidelity Trust Company as Trustee endorsed thereon, or its successor
j; in trust
j1 1$' TOT’.TEBS WHEREOF, said Edison Otorage Battery Company has caused
|| these presents to bo signed by its Vice-Pros idont and Financial Executive
■i
and its corporate seal to to hereunto affixed and attested by its Secretary,
and the ooupons for such intorost bearing tho facsimile signature of its
Treasuror to bo attached hereto this first day of September, 1916.
EDISON Sl’OBAGE BABBHJjy COMPANY.
By _ _ '
Vice-President and Financial Executive
Attesti-
Seoretary
OOUPO'.T
On tho first day of . 19 _ , Edison Storage Battery
Company will pay to the bearer at its office in West Orange, N. J. Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) in gold coin of tho standard of woight and fineness
existing September 1, 1916, being six months interest on its first mortgage
gold bond !To. _ , on tho presentation and surrender of this coupon*
unless said bond shall be sooner redeemed.
$26.00 . Treasurer .
A7TD WHKEFAS, on eaoh of said bonds there is to bo ondorsod a
certificate of the Trustee or of its successor appointed hereunder, that
said bond is one of the bonds described in this indenture and no bond Is . .
to be seoured by this indenture or to be obligatory for any purposo unless
such certificate shall have been executed by the Trustee or it3 duly appoint
eci successor, which certificate iB to ho of tlio following form, namely:
CaUSl’KE'2 CSlIii’ICACE
Fidelity Trust Company hereby certifies that the within bond is
one of the series of bonds described in the mortgage within mentioned.
' Fidelity Trust Company
" ' 'by—. . . . . . _
Ti*uat Offioer
AKD WHICH HAS all aots and things prescribed by law and by the
by-lav/B of the Oompaay necessary to malqa said bondo, when authenticated by
the oertifioate of the Trustee, valid, binding and legal obligations of the
Company, and these presents a valid indenture according to its tenor „to
secure and to provide for the payment of said bonds, have boon dona or per¬
formed or have happened, and the form, exooution, issue and delivery of said
bonds, and the form, execution and delivory of this indenture have been in
all respects duly authorized by the Board of Directors and by the stockholders
of the Company.
HOW, THIS IHDEKTUKE V/lTHESBETHl-
That in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and
aooeptanoo of suoh bonds by tho holders thereof and of the sum of One Dollar
to it duly paid by tho Trustee at or before the ensealing and delivery of
these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in order to
seoure the payment of the principal and interest of all suoh bonds at any
timo issued and outstanding under this indenture according to their tenor .
and effect and tho performance of all the covenants herein contained and to
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declare the termB and conditions upon whioh said bondB are issued and re¬
ceived, the Qompany has oxooutod and delivered these presents and has granted,
■bargained, Bold, aliened, released, conveyed, confirmed, assigned, transferr¬
ed, mortgaged, sot over and warranted, and by these presents does grant,
bargain, sell, alien, release, oonvey, confirm, assign, transfer, mortgage,
set over and warrant unto Fidelity Trust Company, a corporation of the State
of Hew Jersey, having its principal office in the City of Kewarlc, County of
Essex in said State, all the following desoribed property, namely:-
First! (a) All that traot or paroel of land and premises, herein-
| after particularly described, situate, lying and being in the Borough of
|j Glen Ridge in the County of Essex and State of Hew Jersey.
BEGIHKIKG in the north-easterly line of Bloomfield Avenue at the
easterly corner of property now or formerly of Era. 11. Benson, Which corner
is also distant in said line of Bloomfield Avenue, three hundred and ninety
one and sixty four one hundredths feet more or Iobb westerly from the centre
lino of Herman Street; thenoe running along Bloomfield Avenue south twenty
three degrees, thirty two minutes east, one hundred and sixty nine and sixty
hundredths feet; thence north forty five degrees, twenty seven and one half
minutes east, five hundred and forty and thirty.. jEivo one hundredths feet _
more or. less ■...to ’the southerly' line of Belleville Avenue;’ thence along the
same the different courses' thereof one hundred and thirty seven foot or more
to the north-easterly corner of said Benson's land; thenoe along the same
i south forty eight degrees, five minutes west, four' hundred and seventy two
feet more or loss to Bloomfield Avenue and place of beginning; Being the
same premises" conveyed to the party of the' first part by Thomas A. Edison
And wife by their deed dated July 11th, 1901, and recorded in the Register's
Off ioe of the County of Essex in book U-34' of Heeds for said County on pages
| 460 et Ben.
(b) All tl
traots or paroele of land.
premises hereinafter
particularly described, situate, lying and being in the Town of Lost Orange,
in the County of Essex and State of Now Jersey.
Tract 1,
iSEGINIiil.'G at the iutorseotion of the easterly lino of Valley
Streot with the southerly line of Lakeside Avenue, and running thenco along
said line of Lakeside Avenue South forty-eight degreos thirty-seven minutes
Eaot three hundred and thirty-one feet and twenty-nine one hundredths of a
foot to the westerly lino of Ashland Avenue; theuoe along said lino of
Ashlund Avenue South forty -eight degrees twenty-two minutes Lest six hundred
and thirty-five feet and fifty one hundredths of a foot to the northerly
line of Charles Street; thence along said line of Charles Street Eortli
forty-one degreoo thirty-oi^it minutes Lest one hundred and fifty feet;
thence parallel with Ashland Avenue liorth forty-eight degreoe twenty-two
minutes East ninety foot; thonoe parallel with Charles Street South forty-
one degrees thirty-eight minutes East fifty feet; thence parallel with
Ashland Avouuo North forty-eight degrees twenty-two minutes East thirty
feet; thonoo parallel with Charles Street liorth forty -on© degrees thirty-
eight mluut03 Loot fifty foot; theuoe parallel with Aohland Avenue liorth
forty-eight dogreoe twonty-two minutes East two hundred and ninety-oig?»t
foot and ninety-four one hundredths of a foot; thenoo North thirty-eight
degrees fifty-six minutes '.Vest one hundred and fifty feet moro or leeo to
tho easterly lino of Valley Street; thonoe north-easterly along said line of
Valley Street, curving to tho left on an aro of a circlo having a radius of
eight hundred and twonty-eovon feet and fifty one hundredths of a foot, a
distance of one hundred and twenty-ono feet and twenty-eight one hundredths
of a foot, and thence still along eaid line of Valley Street North thirty-
six dogrees fifteen minutes East fifty feet and forty-four one hundredths
point of Beginning.
of a foot to the southerly line of Lakeside Avenue and
Being the same premises conveyed to national Phonograph Company (now named
Thomas A. Edison, inoorporatod) hy deed from Edison Manufacturing Company,
dated October SO, 1905, and recorded in the office of the Register of hoods
for Essex County in Book 1-59, of heeds for said County on pages 286-208.
'Bract 2,
BEGIKUIKG at a point in the southerly line of land formerly of ;
Andrew O'Connor distant therein one hundred feet westerly from the westerly
line of Ashland Avenue; thence along said O'Connor's line westerly,
fifty feet; thence southerly about parallel with Ashland Avenue thirty feet;
theuoe oastorly and parallel with the first mentioned lino : fifty feet to a
point diDtunt one hundred- feet westerly from the westerly line of Ashland
Avenue; thonoo northerly thirty feet to the plaoo of Beginning. Being the
same premises conveyed to National Phonograph Company (now named Thomao A.
Edison, incorporated) by deed from Susan 1. Soxton and Cornelius l'.. Sexton,
her huBband, dated September d, 1908, and reoorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Essex County in Book D-dd of hoods for said County on
pages 150-152.
- Tract 5. , . ,
BEOlldllllG on the northerly side of Charles Street in the line of
Lot Ho. . 0 in Block G as laid down on Map llo. .1 of property of D» H., Ropes;
thenoe running along said Charles Street Westerly. sixty feet; thence Horther
ly at right angles with said . Charles Street Bixty-five feotj thenoe Easterly
parallel with said Charles Street sixty feet; and thenoe Southerly at right
angles with said Charles Street - sixty-five feet -to said Charles Street and
place of Beginning. Being the .same premises .convoyed ;to - Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated, by deed from Heman J . Rodf ield and Eva E. Redfield, dated
ISaroh 27, 1912, and reoordod. in, the.Offioo, of ths Register of Doodo for..*
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Essex County in Book P-52 of Deeds for said County on pages 338-339 ,
'fraot 4.
BEG llill IliG at u point in the Easterly line of Valley Street or Road
distant Twenty-five foot northeasterly from the northwesterly cower of land
formerly Belonging to the Estate of Aaron B. Harrison which Beginning point
is also the northwesterly corner of land formerly oonveyed to llary Morris;
thenoe along her line Southeasterly One Hundred and Fifty feet ; thence liorth
forty-eight degrees, twenty-two minutes East Twenty -five feet; thenoe north¬
westerly One Hundred and Fifty feet to the said Valley Street or Road and
thenoe along the same Southwesterly Twenty-five feet more or leas to the
line of said Morris and place of Beginning, Being the same premises oon¬
veyed to said Edison Storage Battery Company By George -A. Poppa and Fannie
M. Poppa, his wife. By deed dated May 23, 1913 and reoorded in Book F-53 of
Deeds for Essex County on pages 60-61.
Traot 5.
BEGlliniKG at a point in the easterly line of Valley Street or
Road at the northwesterly oorner of land formerly Belonging to the Estate
of Aaron B. Harrison; thenoe running South thirty-eight degrees, fifty-six
minutes East, one hundred and forty -eight feet and eighty hundredths of a
foot; thenoe running liorth forty-eight degrees, twenty-two minutes East,
twenty-five feet; thenoe running northwesterly one hundred and fifty feet
more or less to a point in the Easterly line of said Valley Street or Road
distant along the line of said Street or Road twenty-five feet northeasterly
from the place of Beginningjthenoe running southwesterly along the Easterly
line of said .alley Street or Road twenty-five feet to the plaoo of Be¬
ginning. Being the same premises oonveyed to said Edison Storage Battery
Company By George. A. Poppa and Fannie Ji. Poppa, his wife, By deed dated
July 1, 1913 and reoorded in Book P-53 of deeds for Essex County on pages
is
61-63.
' Tract 6.
I BEGIlllilliG on the southerly side of Lakeside Avenue at a point
| therein distant one hundred and fifty feet easterly from Ashland Avenue;
| thenoe running southerly on a line at right angles to Lakeside Avenue one
|| hundred and sixty and seventy-five hundredths feet to land now or formerly
|j of Henry Miller ; thenoe running westerly along said Miller’s line twenty-
I five feet and eighteen and one half hundredths of a foot to land now or '
formerly of Bernard Byrne; thenoe running along the land of said Bernard
1 Byrne one hundred and fifty-seven foot and sixty -nine hundredths of a foot
! more or leBs to Lakeside Avenue; thenoe running easterly along the line of
| said Avenue twenty-five feet to the Beginning. Being the easterly half of
j lot Mo. 21, hiook H, as laid down on Map Ho. 1 of property of D. H. Ropes,
I and a part of the premises conveyed to said Edison Storage Battery Company
| hy John Contrell and Jennie A. Contrell, hi a' wife, hy deed dated July 1,
| 1913 and recorded in Book i' -53 of Leeds for said County on pages 63-65.
! Traot 7.
i BEQIIili 1HG on the southerly Bide of Lakeside Avenue at a point'
jj therein distant one hundred and fifty feet easterly from Ashland Avenue;
|! thence running along said Lakeside Avenue easterly twenty-five feet; thenoe
southerly at right angles with said Lakeside Avenue one hundred and sixty
i! three feet and eighty hundredths of a foot to land now or lately of Henry
| Miller; thenoe along the same (Being lot #24 on the map hereinafter referred
i to) twenty-five feet and eight hundredths of a foot to lot #21 and thenoe
along the same' at right angles with said LakeBide Avenue, northerly one
hundred and sixty feet and nine inches to said Lakeside Avenue and place of
! Beginning.' " Being the westerly half of lot #20 in Blook: H on Map' #1 of
property of Id . H 1 Hopes, and part of the' same premises' conveyed to said-'
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Edison Storage Battery Company By John Contrell and Jennie A. Contrail, his
wife, By deed dated July 1, 1913, and reoorded in Book P-53 of Deeds for said
County on pages G3-G5.
Tract 0.
BEGINNING in the westerly line of the premises desorihed in the
! deed from Estelle Joralemon to Uary Beime, reoorded in Book 0 32 of Deeds
for Essex County, on pages 201, eto., at a point distant fifty feet northerly
from lands formerly of one Shrump and now of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated
(national Phonograph Company renamed), which Beginning point is also distant
one hundred and four feet and sixty-four hundredths of a foot from. a point
I in the southerly side of lakeside Avenue, one hundred feet east of Ashland
Avenue; running thenoe southeasterly in a straight line parallel to Lakeside
Avenue a distance of twenty-five feet to land formerly of one Patrick Drury
and now of said Edison Storage Battery Oornpany, thence southwesterly, along 0
said land of said Edison Storage Battery Company at right angles to lakeside
! Avenue, a distance of fifty-one and eight tenths feet more or less to lands
formerly of said Shrump and now of said national Phonograph Company and ,to
|j the southern extremity of a triangular plot conveyed to said national Phono-
i graph Company By dead dated April 5, 1907 and reoorded in Book I 41 of Deeds
I for Essex County on pages 683 to 685; and thenoe northerly in a straight
I lino along the eastern Boundary of said triangular plot fifty-seven and one-
j half feet more or less to the plaoe of Beginning. Being the same premises
| oonveyod to said Edison Storage Battery Company by Kory Beime and Bernard
I Beime, her husband,. By deed dated November 18, 1913. and recorded , in. Book,
Q-53 of Deeds for said County, on pages 296-298. . . .
• Together 'with, all the Buildings and works now or hereafter.' ereoted
I iqion the aforesaid trabt’s or parcels of land and premises,' and all and singu¬
lar the tenements, : hereditaments' tod appurtenanoes; thereunto Belonglngor '
in -any vise appertaining, sad the reversions and remainders, rents Issues
and profits thereof. .
Second: All of the buildings, stacks, towers, tanks and other
fixtures now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company on certain tracts
or parcols of land situate in'the Towns of Belleville and Bloomfield, in the
.County of . Essex and Stato ofiHew Jersey, which said tracts or parcels of land
are leased or about to bo leased by Thomas A. Edison to the Company.
! Third: . All patterns and drawings now qwned or hereafter to be
acquired by the Company and. used in its business.
Fourth: ' All machinery, tools, furnaces, tanks, pumps, plating
apparatus including ersujes,' eleotrical apparatus (including transformers,
switoh-boards, testing panels, rheostats, motors, generators and oables and
wiring) boilers, ooal and water handling apparatus, diflplemOnts, fixtures,
j fittings and faotory appliances, and other apparatus of vA latevor kina now
owned or hereafter aoquired by the Company and used by it in its raanufaotur-
ing bnsinoss,
| Fifth: All office furniture and fixtures now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Company and used by it in its business.
I Sixth: All patentdi patent applications and patent, rights new
owned or hereafter to be acquired by the Company including the following'
Letters Patent of the United States'of America and' applications for such '
Letters Patent: . . . „..s .
V'': ..■ patents.. ■ V:.' ,'7. 'r : ".V.i;
Ho, 692^507, granted Feb,. 4j 1902, upon an application of Thomas A; Edisqni
NO, 700,136, granted May 13, 1902', upon an application of Thomas Ai Ectlopni
Ho, 700*137, granted May ' 13* 1902, ^pon an application of Thomas A. Edison'/
. WO. 701 ; 804, grantodj^QQ 1902, upon an application of Thomas . A. Edison,,
: No. 704^30^, granted; Juiy f, 1902, upon an application of Thomas A. Edls.on,
Ho. -704, 30d, granted, July 0, 19 02, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
He’. .704,305, granted July 0, 1902," upon an application of Thomas A. Edison,
no. .704,306, granted ^!uiy ,8, 1902,' upon an application of Thomas A. Edison^
No* 721,602, grtmtod torch ‘3, 1903, upon sin appl loat ion of Thomas A.V Edison*
Ho. 723*449, granted March 24, 190?, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.'
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; Ho. 723,460, granted Mar oh 24, 1903, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
| Ho. 727,117* granted May 6, 1903, upon an application of , Thomas A. Edison.
Ho, 727,116, granted May 5, 1903, upon an application of Thomas A. .'Edison*
| Ho. 764,866, granted Maroh 16, 1904, upon an application Of Thomas A. Edison,
llo, 764,869, granted Maroh 15, 1904, upon an application of, Thomas A. Edison.
Ho, 764,183, granted July 5, 1904, upon an application 'of Thomas A. Edison. .
Ho* 766,371, granted July 19, 1904, upon an application of J. W., Aylmyorth,
i Ho, 767*664, granted August 16, 1904* upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 781,867, granted Feb. 7, 1906, upon' an application of, J. W. Aylaworth.
i Ho. 705,297, granted -Maroh 21, 1905, ..upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
| Ho. 797,846, granted August 22, ; 1905, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
! Ho. 813,491, granted Feb. 27, 1906, upon an application of Thomas A. 'Edison. .
Ho. 817,152, granted April 10, 19<§6, upon an application of J. W. Aylsworth.
Ho. 817,162, granted April 10, 1906* upon an application of. Thomas A. Edison. .
i Ho. 821*032, granted May 22, 1906, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 821,623, granted May 29, .1906* upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 621,624, granted Moy 29, 1906, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 821,625, granted May 29,i905, upon on application of Thomas A. Edison.
' Ho, 821,626, granted May 29* 1906, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 821*627* granted Kay 29,. 1906, upon an application of Thomas, A. Edison”.
Ho. 821,628, granted, Kay 29, 1906, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 827*297, granted July 31, 1906, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 831,269, granted Sept. 18, 1906, upon an application. of Thomas, A. Edison.
Ho. 837i£73, granted Deo. 4, 1906, upon an application of J. W. Aylsworth.
Ho. , 839 ,'371, granted Dec. 25*'1906, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison,
no. 850,485, granted April 16, 1907, upon an application of J. F. Ott. -
Ho. 860*913, granted April 23, -1907, upon an application of . Thomas A. Edison.
Ho, 852,424* .granted May 7, 1907, upon an application of Thomas A, Edison.
Ho. 864,200, granted Kay 21, 1907, upon an application of Thomas, A. Edison.
Ho. 857,041., granted Juno 18, .1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 867,929, granted June 25, 1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 660,196,, granted July 16,- 1907,- upon an application of Thomas A. Edison,
Ho. 861,242, granted July 23, 1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. .862,145, granted August 6, ,1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 865,687, granted Sept. 10, 1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho,' 865,688, granted Sept. 10, .1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 870,024, granted Hpv. 6, 1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 871,214, granted Hot. 19, 1907, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. ' 873,220*- granted Deo. 10, 1907, upon an application of Thomas -A, Edison.
Ho. 876, 445, - granted, Jan,. 14, 1908, upon an application of Thomas A, Edison.
Ho. 879,612, .grantod Feb. 18, 1908, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 879,859, granted Feb. 25, 1908, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho., ' 880,484, grantod Feb. 25, 1908, upon an- application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 880,957,' granted March .3, 1908, upon an application of J. W. Aylsworth.
Ho. 880,978, granted March 3, 1908, upon an application of Thomaa A. Edison.
Ho«; 880*979, granted March 3,; 1908, ;upon an. application of; Thomas A. Edison.
Ho, 882,144, '.granted Maroh 17, 1903, upon an application of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 896,811, granted August 25, 1900, upon an application of Thomaa A. Edison.
Ho. , 896, Q12j ^granted August ,26, ,1908, upon, an applioation of Thomas ;A. Edison.
Ho. G98,4fflW-. granted Sept . .8,. 1908, upon an applioation of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. '890,633, grantod Sept. 15, 1908, upon an applioation of ThomaB A. Edison.
Ho.: 9 14* 342', granted March 2,. .1909, upon, an application, of Thomaa A. Edison.
Ho. 914,343, granted March;; 2, 1909, upon an application of . Thomas A. Edison,
llo. 914,372, granted March 2, 1909, upon an applioation of Thomas A. Edison.
Ho. 936,435, granted Oot. 12, 1909, upon an applioation of Thomas A. Edison.
i granted Oct.
, granted Oct.
t granted ITov.
, granted Jan.
, granted Fob.
, granted Fob.
( granted Fob.
, grantod April
, granted Hov.
, granted ITov.
, granted April
, granted August
, grantod Dec.
, grantod Fob.
, granted July
, granted July
, grantod August
, grantod ”ov.
. grantod Jan.
, granted 3opt.
, granted ITov.
, granted .Tan.
, grantod Jan.
, grantod Oct. Z
, granted ITov.
, -granted ITov.
, granted I, larch
, grantod Deo.
, grantod Doo.
, granted Jan.
, granted Jan.
, granted April
, grant odJJune
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
a application
n application
n application
a application
n application
a application
n application
n application
n application
e application
e application
n application,
n application
n application
n application
n application
n application
a application
e application
e application
of Thomas A. Edison,
of J. 'V. Aylsworth.
pf Thomas A. Edison!,
of Thomas A. EdibonL
of Thomas A. Edison',
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Edison & Aylsworth
of Thomas A. Edison,
of J. F. Ott,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of E. Holland,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A, Edison,
of 0. A. Hogors.,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison .
of II. H. Hutchison,
of M. H. Hutchison,
of H. H. Hutchison,
of fr.'E. Holland,
of Hutchison & TTortm
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of Thomas A. Edison,
of H. H. Hutchison.
Serial TTo. 817,494, filed Fob. 9, 1914, by Heinrich H. Kono Kanmorhoff for
Gas Filtering or Separating Valves. Patented July 11, 1916,
' Ho. 1,190,654.
y M. E. Hutohison for Storage ,
, 1914, byli. Hutohison and C. W.
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Serial Mo. 066,527, filed Aug. 13, 1914, by Charles W, Horton for
Secondary or Storage Battery
Serial Ho. 4,125, filed Jan, 26, 1915, by Jerry Chosler for Power
Transmission Devices.
Serial Ho. 62,901, filedlfov. 23, 1915, by Jamea if. Monahan for
Electric Safety Lantern.
Serial Ho. 64,207, filed llov, 30, 1916, by James P. L'.onrihan for
j Tray for Battery Colla.
| Serial Ko. 6G.127, filed Boo,. 22, 1915, by Rosooe J. Smith for
j Golvonio Batteries.
| Seventh: The Goodwill of the business of the Company and all
! property, property rights 'and assets now owned or hereafter acquired by
i the Company excepting the following, vis: the Company’s current and wording
aoBOts, including Cash, Accounts Receivable, Bills Receivable, notes Re¬
ceivable, all raw and partly manufactured materiale for use in the manufacture
of products by tho Company, all worlc ln proooSs of such manufacture; all
products so manufactured or purchased to be sold by the Company in the oouree
of its busineos, and all earnings, profits and inoome lawfully1 Used or to be
used for tho pnymont of dividends to stockholders or for the creation of a
surplus, and it is expressly agreed that all property excepted as aforesaid
shull be free from the lien of this indenture, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein contained,
TO HAVE Al’.v TO HOLD ALL and singular the above granted and de¬
scribed premises, goods, ohattsla, and property, with the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, according to the several natures and, characters thereof
unto the said Trustee, itB euooesBors and assigns, forever, IK ERUST.hevei—'
theiessi' for the equal and proportionate benefit and security- of all present ?
end future holdors of the bonds, ieeuod and to be ieoued hereunder, and for
the enforcement of tho payment of ouoh, bonds, when payable, and to secure
the performance, of and the ocmplipnoe with the covenants and conditions of
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this indenture, without preference, priority or distinction as to lien or
otherwise, of any one bond ovor any other bond by reaoon of priority in the
! issue or negotiation thereof, or by reason of any other oauoe; so that eaoh
I- and ovory bond issued and to bo issuod.ao aforesaid snail have tho. same right,
|j lien and privilege, under this indenture ab every other bona, and so that the
j principal and interest of ovory suoh bond shall, subject to the terms hereof,
|j be Beeurod hereby equally and proportionately with every other bond as if all
had been made, executed, delivered and negotiated simultaneously with the ex¬
ecution end delivery of this indenture} • it being intended that the lien and
security of this indenture and of all bonds issued hereunder shall take effeot
| from tho day of the date hereof as though upon such day all of suoh bonds
were. actually issued, executed and delivered to and were outstanding in the
| hands of innocent purchasers for value. and it is hereby expressly covenanted
and declared that all of eaid bonds are to be iBsued, oertified, delivered and
; held, and that the mortgaged property is to be held by the Trustee, subjeot to
the following further covenants, conditions and provisions, namely:
. . > aiiTiohE i. .
general paoviaioiis.
. Section 1, Tho amount of bonds secured by this mortgage whioh may be
issued by tho Company and certified hy the. Trustee 1b limited to the aggre¬
gate prinolpal Dum of Two Million hollars,
Seotion 2, Esoli of tho bonds issued.: hereunder, shall be. substantial! r
of the form and tenor hereinbefore set forth and for the principal ..sum of One
Thousand ; hollars ;( *1000) , • The:datos of maturity of tho several bonds shall be
as follows, to Wit:- . ;
;-'V noBi 1 to 30 inolusivo shall ‘mature September 1, 1917*
Eos. 31 to 60 inolusive shall mature Mar Oh 1, 1910*
Hob* 61 to 90 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1916*
Hos. 91 to 120 inolusive shall mature Maroh 1, 1919.
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Hos. 121 to 150 inclusive shall nature September 1, 1919*
Hos. 151 to 180 inclusive shall nature Maroh 1, 1920.
Hos.. 181 to 210 inclusive shall nature September 1. 1920.
Hos,' 211 to .240 inclusive shall nature March 1, 1921.
•Tob., 241 to 270 inclusive shall mature September 1, l?2l.
ITos.,271 to 300 inclusive shall mature Maroh 1, 1922.
Hos.’ 301 to 330 inclusive shall mature September 1, 1922.
Hos.’ 331 to 360 inclusive shall mature Maroh 1, 1923.
Hob,' 361 to 390 inclusive shall mature September 1. 1923.
Hos.| 391 to 420 inclusive shall mature March 1. 1924.
Hos.’ 421 to 460 inolusive shall mature September It 1924,
Hos. 451 to 480 inclusive shall mature March 1, 1925.
Hos. 481 to 610 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1925.
Hos.’ 611 to 640 inolusive shall mature March 1, 1926.
Hos. 641 to 570 inclusive shall mature September 1, 1926.
Hos. 671 to 600 inolusive shall mature March 1, 1927.
Hos. 601 to 630 inclusive shall mature September 1, 1927,
Hos. 631 to 660 inolusive shall mature March 1, 1928,
Hos.' 661 to 690 inclusive shall mature September 1, 1928.
Hob. 691 to 720 inolusive shall mature March 1, 1929.
Hos. 721 to 760 Inclusive shall mature September 1, 1929.
Hos. 751 to 780 Inolusive shall mature March 1, 1930.
Hos. 781 to 810 inclusive shall mature September 1, 1930.
Hos, 811 to 840 inolusive shall mature March 1, 1931.
Hos, 841 to 870 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1931.
Hos. 871 to 900 inolusive shall mature Maroh .1* 1932,
Hos. 901 to 930 inclusive shall mature September 1, 1932.
Hos. 931 to 960 inolusive shall mature Maroh 1, 1933.
Hos. 961 to 990 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1933.
Hos. 991 to 1020 inolusive shall mature Maroh 1, 1934.
Hos;i021 to 1060 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1934.
Hos. 1061 to 1080 inolusive shall mature March • 1, 1936.
Hos. 1081 to 1110 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1936.
Hos. 1111 to 1140 inolusive shall mature March 1, 1936.
Hos. 1141 to 1170 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1936.
Hos. 1171 to 1200 inclusive shall mature March 1, 1937.
Hos .1201 to 1230 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1937,
Hos. 1231 to 1260 inclusive shall mature March 1, 1938.
Hos.1261 to 1290 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1938.
Hos. 1291 to 1320 inolusive shall mature March 1, 1939.
Hos.1321 to 1350 inclusive shall mature September 1, 1939.
Hos .1351 to 1380 inolusive shall mature Maroh 1. 1940.
Hos.1381 to 1410 inoluBive shall mature Septenber 1,’ 1940.
Hos .1411 to 1440 Inolusive shall mature Maroh 1. 1941.
: Hosil441 to 2000 inolusive shall mature September 1, 1941,
3eotion 3. (the bonds issued hereunder shall be issued in the insme
Ind on behalf of the Company by its Vice-President and Financial Executive
tnd Shall be sealed with its corporate seal* .attested ;by its Secretary, .and
Li coupons sfeall be authenticated by the. facsimile signature of . :the present
ir any future Treasurer of the Company. She bonds and coupons so executed shall
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to deemed obligatory for all purposes without regard to the fact that the
offioore executing said tondo or the officer whoso facsimile signature shall
appear on the coupons or any of them shall have ceased to he such officer at
the date of the actual certification and issuance of Said bonds*
Section 4, She bonds hereby secured shall bo executed, certified
and. delivered on coupon bonds. Before certifying and delivering eny bond
hereby secured, all coupons thereof then matured shall bo detaohed, The
bonds shall be dated September 1, 1016* Only ouch of the, bonds as shall
bear thereon a certificate substantially of the form hereinbefore reoited,
duly executed by the Trustee, shall bo seoured by this indenture or shall be
entitled to any benefit hereunder. Ho bond nor any coupon thereunto apper¬
taining shall bo valid for any purpose until such certificate shall have been
duly endorsed on such bond. Every suoh certificate of the Trustee on any bond
executed by the Company shall be conclusive and the only evidence that the :
bond bo certified was duly issued hereundor and that the same le entitled to
the trust hereby oroated.
Section 5, Unless registered ae to principal, as herein provided, .
the bonds shall pass by delivery. The holder of any bond issued hereunder,
however, may have the ownership thereof registered as to principal only in
books to be kept by the Company for the purpose at its offioo :in West Orange,
EoBex County, Hew Jersey, Suoh registry ohall. bo notedon the bond, and
thereafter no transfer thereof shall be valid unless made on .such books by
the registered owner in person or by his attorney duly authorized in writing
and, similarly noted on the bond; but suxsh bond may bo discharged from registry
by being in like manner transferred to -bearer, and thereupon transferability,
by delivery shall be restored; and, again from time to time any. bond may ¬
be registered or transferred to bearer aa-before. Suoh registration, however,
shall
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not effect the negotiability of the coupons Which shell alwnyB he
transferred hy dolivery merely, and payable to bearer.
Section 6. In oaae any bond ionued hereunder wi th the ooupons
thereto appertaining, shall become nut i la tod or be loot or be destroyed,
the Company in its discretion may oxecuto, and thereupon the Trustee Bhall
certify and deliver a new bond of line teuor, dato and amount and bearing the
same serial number, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of
the mutilated bond and its coupons, or in lieu of and in substitution for the
bond and its coupons so lost or destroyed, upon receipt of evidenoo satis¬
factory to the Company and to the '.trustee of the loss or destruction of such
bond and its coupons and upon receipt also of indemnity satisfactory to the
Company and to the 'trustee, The Trustee shell not be liable for anything
done hy it in good faith undor the provisions of this section. At the time
of delivery of any now bond pursuant to tho provisions of this section, the
owner of such mutilated or lost or destroyed bond shall reimburse the Company
for any reasonable expense incurred by the Company, including counsel fees
and the charges of the Trustee in connection with the execution and certifi¬
cation of such new bond, and also for any stamp tax or governmental charge
incidental to the execution, certification and delivery of suoh new bond.
Section V. Until said bonds have been engraved or lithographed
in definitive form, the Company may issue and deliver in its discretion
temporary bonds without coupons in lieu thereof, substantially of the tenor
of the bonds to be issued as hereinbefore reoitod exoept in respect to
denomination and with appropriate variations in form and denomination,
and exchangeable for definitive bond or bonds of equal faoo value when ready
for delivery. Tho temporary bonds so Issued shall be payable to bearer and
shall bear thereon certificates substantially in the form hereinbefore reoited,
issued shall lie aub-
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duly executed by the trustee, Every temporary bond so
jeot to ell the provisions and entitled to all tlio security of this inden¬
ture and When and as any interest is paid upon such temporary bond, suoh
payment shall be noted thereon.
Sections. She bonds secured by this mortgage “e and shall be
redeemable on the first day of September, 191V or at any interest date
thereafter at one hundred end five percent (10&$) of the face value thereof
and aoorued interest, at the pleasure of the Company expressed by resolu¬
tion of its Board of Direotors; said redemption to bo made as followst-
Whenever tho Board of Directors of the Company shall desire to redeem any
of suoh bonds, they shall pass a resolution sotting forth tho amount of
bonds (at their par value) desired to be redeemed, and the serial numbers
of the bonds to be redeemed shall be drawn, by lot in auoh nannor as the
Trustee may determine, at least fifty days before the date upon which the
bonds so drawn ore to be redeemed, said drawing in each ease to bo made
first only from the group of bonds then outstanding having tho latest matur
ity date. if the number of .'.bonds then outstanding of the grot® having
the latest maturity date shall be equal to or less than the number of
bonds which it is then desired to redeem, all Of the then outstanding
bonds of Buoh . group shall be redeemed, and any additional bonds Which are
to. be then redeemed shall be detorminod by drawing by lot from the serial
numbers of the grot® having the next latest date of maturity, it being the.
intention in every case that no bond shall be drawn for redemption under
the provisions of thiB paragraph so long as there is any bond having a
later, maturity outstanding and not drawn for redemption. When tho numbers
of : the said bonds shall have been drawn as aforesaid, the Company shall
cause notice to be published at least twice a week during the six weeks
next preceding the date upon Which the hondo eo drawn are to he redeemed
and retired, in one daily newspaper published in tho City of Newark, Hew
Jersey, and tho Borough of l'.nnlmttnn, city of Hew York, It. Y., respectively
giving the numbers of tho bondo to be redoomed as aforosaid, and shall noti¬
fy the registered holders of such of said bonds to be redeemed as are regis¬
tered, by depositing such notice in tho fost Office, postage prepaid, ad-
ij dressed to their addrosson as tho same appear on the hooks of the conpany,
sli weeks before the time designated for redeeming and retiring said bonds,
I and the principal of auoh bonds to bo so redeemed shall become duo and
payable on the next interest date following tho date of the aforesaid draw¬
ing in. the same manner as if ouoh bonds had matured according to the con¬
ditions thereof, and on presentation and surrender of said bonds and all
coupons thereof oomine due after said interest date at the office of the
Company at West Orange aforeeaid, the priuoipal of said bonds together with
five percent ($), thereof additional as a preminm for advance payment
shall he paid to tho lawful holder thereof. If any of the said bonds bo
oalled shall not be presented for payment as aforesaid at tho place and on
the date that the eernc arc made payable, the Company may deposit the afore¬
said redemption price of said bonds with tho Irustee in trust fen- tho law¬
ful owner of said bonds, and such deposit shell be deemed to be a redemption
of such bonds and a full performanco of this covenant so far as said bonds
are concerned, and the Compaq shall be released and discharged from any
further liability on account of said bonds and tho coupons thereof thereafter
this a sot ion shall
their redemption.
ii bonds oalled for redeB9.1t ion under the provisions of
ease and determine from and after thaidat4 appointed fern
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ARTICLE II.
|i ' ccrm'io'is of the isserr. of boitdo
j| At any time after the execution of thin indenture the bonds i3su-
ij ablo hereunder 3hall bo oxeoutod by tho Company and certified by tho
|! Trusteo, either all at one time or from time to time, and v/hon so eortifiod
|| shall bo dolivorod to the Troasuror of tho Company to bo sold or other, vise
|! disposed of by him at suoh price or for ouch purpose in conformity with
[| 1 ■ , ■ ■:■■■ : ■ ; - '■ ; ■' "
i| this indenture as the Hoard of Directors by resolution may designate. The
| moneys roali -.od from the sale of said bonds shall bo used and applied as
I follows, to-wit: First, to tho discharge of tho outstanding bonded indebt¬
edness of the Company which matured July 1, 1916, and then for the purposes
sot forth in the preamble hereof.
ARIIOLK III.
PARCICUIAR 00VE’TA”T3 OF THE COMPANY.
Section 1. The Company will pay at its offioo in 'Vest Orange,
Essex County, TIew Jorsey, tho principal of the bonds issued hereunder ac-
S cording to the tonor thereof when the principal shall become due and payable
upon tho surrender of the bonds and will pay also at said office tho inter¬
est thereon according to tho tenor of tho coupons until the principal is
!i paid, and without any deduction for any tax or taxos or stamp duos (other
| than suooosoion, lnhoritanoo or estate taxos) which the Company or the
!! Trustee may be required to pay thereon or to rotain or deduct thorofrom
J under any present or futuro lav of tho Unitod States of America or of any
\ state, County, Municipality or other taxing authority theroof. The intor-
|l est on the bonds shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of
S the several ooupons for such interest, as they respectively mature.
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Seotion 2. The Company covenants and agroes tliat whan and as
said bonds and interost coupons mature as thoroin and heroin providod, the
3aid bonds and the interest coupons shall be paid and cancelled respectively,
I and that no bonds or interost coupons in substitution therefor shall be is-
| sued, and that no purchase or salo of said interost coupons or of 3aid bonds,
i; or advance or loans upon the same made by or on bohalf of, or at the request
jj of, or with the privity of the Company, 3hall operate to hoop the said bonds
|] or said interost coupons, or any of them, alive or in force as against tho
!{ holders of the other bonds issued hereunder and the interest coupons apper-
|j tainlng thereto, whether said other bonds and interest coupons be then matured
i or unmatured; nor shall the Company extend or consent to tho extension of
jj the time of payment of the prlnoipal of said bonds or of any interest oou-
i pon, and if such extension shall be made, such principal or ouch interest
i coupons shall bo subject to the prior payment in full of the principal of
j the other bonds and interest coupons whose payment shall not have boon ox-
| tended, whether such bonds and interest coupous bo then matured or unmaturod.
| Section 3. She Company will keep or cause to bo kept at its
jj off ico in 'Vest Orange, Essex County, Hew Jersoy books in which may be regis-
I terod or transferred any bond or bonds entitled to registration or transfer
under tho provisions of this indenture,
i Seotion 4. Tho Company covenants that it is lawfully soi :ed and
! possessed of the mortgaged premises and of the goods and chattels herein
| mortgaged, and that tho same are free and clear of all encumbrances; that
| it has a good right and lawful authority to sell, assign, transfor, mortgage
and oonvoy the mortgaged premises as providod in and by this indenture;
that it will warrant and defend the same to tho Trustee for tho benefit of
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the holders of the bonds Issued horounder against the claims and demands of
all persons whosoever; that thi3 mortgage is and will always bo kept a
first lion upon all the mortgaged proporty, and similarly upon all ronov/als,
substitutions and replacements of suoh property, and all additions, exten¬
sions, betterments and improvements thereto and thereof; and that it will
not voluntarily create or suffer to bo creatod, or allow to accrue or to
exist any lien or charge having priority to or preference over the lien of
this indenture upon the mortgaged property or any part thereof.
Section 6. The Company further covenants that it; will duly record'
and file these proBonts as may be required by law in order to preserve the
lion of the same as a mortgage of both real and personal property on all the
mortgaged property, and will fumiBh evidence of such recording and filing
to the Trustee, and will furnish similar evidence of the recording and fil¬
ing of every additional instrument which shall be necessary to proservo the
lien of such presents upon all such property until the principal and inter¬
est of all bonds hereby secured shall have been paid.
Seotion 6. The Company further covenants that it, its success¬
ors and assigns, and each and every, person having or holding any estato,
right, title or interest from the Company in and to the mortgaged proporty,
will at its own expense from time to time on written demand of the Trustee,
make, do exeoute, acknowledge and deliver all suoh acts, deeds, convey¬
ance's, assignments, mortgages or other instruments and assurances in the
law as may he reasonably required for in all respects effootuating the
intention of these presents, and for the better assuring or confirming:
unto the Trustee, upon the trusts and for the purposes, herein expressed,
all the mortgaged property hereinabove described' or hereafter to be
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jj acquired. She Srustee may, at any time, accept any oonveyanoo, mortgago,
|i
|! assignment or transfer of any property, real or, personal, which any person
|j or corporation may make and deliver to 3aid Srusteo for or on bo half of ths
jj Company; and the property so convoyed, mortgaged, assigned or transferred,
|j if and when the oonvayanoe, mortgage, transfer or assignment thereof shall
1 be aooepted by the Srustee, shall thereupon beoome subject to tho lien of
jj this indenture and a part of the mortgaged property.
jj ' Seotion 7, She Company from time to time will pay and discharge
I all taxes, assessments and governmental charges lawfully imposed upon the
mortgaged property, and upon any part thereof, or upon the income and
j profits thereof, and also all taxes, assessments and governmental charges
j
I! lawfully imposed upon tho lien or interest of the Srustee therein so that
the lien and property of this indenture shall bo fully preserved at tho
oost of the Company without expense to the Srusteo or tho bondholders, and
shall and will, whon thereunto requested, provide and show tho Srusteo
proper roooipts and vouchers for such taxes. Should the Company fail to
pay any such taxes, charges, assessments or lions, or suffer any lien to
j attach, tho Srustee may pay and discharge tho same (but the Srusteo shall
be under no duty so to do) , and shall have a lien for any and all payments
so made and for interest thereon prior to tho lien of these presents on the
mortgaged property, and the Company shall on demand repay all amounts paid
by the Srustee for any such purpose with interest thereon; provided, how¬
ever,, that the Company shall have the right to oontest in good faith by
legal proceedings; any suoh tax, assessment, or oharge, and ponding said,
contest may, delay and defer the payment thereof unless, in the opinion of
tho Srustee, the rights and eeourity of the holders of the bonds hereby
j geoured shall bo materially endangered.
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Section 8. 'i'ho Company covenants and agrees that it will so long
as any of the bonds hereby secured are outstanding and unpaid, Keep the
buildings, machinery and appurtenances and all personal property hereby
mortgaged or intended so to be insured in good and solvent companies against
loss or damage by fire to the extent that such property is usually insured,
and shall pay all premiums upon the insurance policies s all losses, if any,
:[ under suoh policies of insurance to be payablo to tho Trustee for the berio-
| fit of the sovoral holders of the bonds hereby secured, and shall bo used
1 with tho approval of tho Company in repairing or replacing the property so
; damaged or destroyed, or expended for tho betterment of the plant and in
j repairing and improving the other property covered by this mortgage. Instead
ij 0f the foregoing provision for insurance protection, the Company may adopt
euoh other plan or method of protection against loss by fire, whether by the
!; establishment of an insurance fund or otherwise, as may be approved by its
! Board of Directors. Tho Company shall be required under all circumstances
| to maintain insurance as aforesaid upon the property hereby mortgaged to an
|| amount equal to at least fifty percent (50$) of the outstanding bonds secured
hereby.
Section 9. The Company covenants that it will at all times at
j itB ovm expense , maintain and koep in good condition and repair tho build-'
!; ings and fixtures now or hereafter orootod upon tho mortgaged premises, and
the machinery, tools, patterns, furnaces, tanks , pumps, fittings, appliances,
i apparatus, implements, office furniture and fixtures therein hereby mort-
f gaged or intondod so to be, and will repair or roplaco the same if damaged
;| or destroyed by fire or the elomonts.
If Sootion 10. Tho Company covonants that it will do all things
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necessary under the lawB no w in force or hereafter ennoted to preserve its
corporate organization during the term fixed hy its ohorter, and that it will
do no not by Which it will in our a forfeiture of its corporate existence, and
ithat it will duly observe all lawful statutes, rules, regulations and orders
of any puhlio authority having jurisdiction over the mortgaged property, or
;| any part thereof.
Section 11. The Company will not negotiate, sell or dispose of
any bonds hereby secured in any manner other than in accordance with the
provisions of this indenture, and the agreements in that behalf herein con¬
tained; and in issuing, selling, negotiating or otherwise disposing of such
bonds from time to time, it will well and truly apply or cause to be applied
the prooeeds thereof as herein provided, and in no other or different way;'
but no purchaser of any bond issued hereunder shall be under any obligation
j to see to the application of the prooeeds thereof. ‘
Section 12. The Company shall oause an annual audit to be made
of its affairs, assets and business as of the last day of February of eaoh
year by a certified public accountant- approved' of by the Trustee^ - and deliver
a: copy thereof, signed by the auditor, to the Trustee not later than the -
first, day of July in each year. Until the payment in-full of the principal
and interest of the bonds! secured by this mortgage, no ’ dividend shall be
declared on the capital stoek'of the Conpany unless-a-oopy of the audit for
the preceding year, (ending the last day of February) shall have been deliv¬
ered to the Trustee,- and there Bhall be no- dividend for any year on the said
capital stools of the Company in- excess-1 of: twelve' percent (125S), -unless it-
shall appear by the said audit that the surplus^ndl-undivided' prof its- of the
Company arevectual in amount to the aggregate -of the principal. Of - the then
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J outstanding 'bonds secured by this mortgage, with the unpaid matured coupons
I of oaid bonds. And provided further that the aggregate of all dividends
| for any fiscal year shall not exoeed fifty peroent (30$) of the net profits
j arising from the business of tho Company during the year for whioh suoh
I dividend or dividends is or are doolared.
|| . , AH'flCLE I'V •.
. RlGIJ'i'S OF CHE C01!PA1!Y UliSIL DElfAULI. .
j Section 1. Until tho ooourrenoe of. one of the events of default
I specified in Section 2 of Artiole V. of this indenture, the Company, its
I successors and assigns shall be suffered and permitted to. retain and remain
in full possession of the property, real and personal, hereby mortgaged, and
shall be permitted to maziago, operate and nee the same and every part thereof
I with the rights appertaining thereto, and also to colleot, reoeive, take, use
]| " " ' :~1
|and enjoy the earnings, income, rents, issues and prof its thereof . iurther-
jmore, the Company shall have tho right at all times as the proper management
j of its business may require, to alter, change, add to, repair, remove and
|l replace the maohinery, patterns, drawings, tools, furnaces, tanks, punps,
| plating, eleotrioal and other apparatus, boilers, implements, fixtures, fit¬
tings, faotory appliances,. office furniture and fixtures and other appurten-
jances in the works and buildings now constructed or. which shall hereafter be
Iconstruoted and owned by the Conpany and, conveyed or intended to be conveyed
I hereby to the trustee , provided that the Beouritysf said bonds, shall not ...
thereby be in any wise reduced or impaired. , .....
Section 2. At. any time nAiile tho Company is not in default here-
, ... • " ; - -V " •'
under it may remove any building now <>r .hereafter, ereoted.xpon the mortgaged
premises for the. purpose of replacing, the. said building so removed .with a
itructuro which shall
less bo construct than the building
I moved; provided that in each ease before beginning the removal of the ex-
| isting structure, the plans and speefications for the new proposed struc-
j! turo shall be submitted to and approved by the Brustee, and that the Com—
pany shall file with the Brustee a bond of indemnity satisfactory in form
!!'■"■■ ■
|i and sufficiency to the Brustee to cover the erection of said new building,
j free from any liens or claims incident to the construction thereof.
Section 3. Bhe Company may, without the consent of the Brustee,
sell or otherwise dispose of any of said machinery, patterns, drawings,
toolB, furnaces, tanks, pumps, plating, electrical and other apparatus,
boilers, implements, fixtures, fittings, factory appliances, offioe fur¬
niture and fixtures and appurtenances and personal assets which are not
necessary or required for the operation of its plant and property or for
the carrying on of its business or which may hereafter become worn or
damaged or otherwise unsuitable for any of its corporate purposes; pro¬
vided, that it shall substitute therefor, siibjeot to the Hen of these
presents arid free from any prior lien or charges, property of .-approximately
eqpal value so that the security of said bonds shall not thereby be in
any wise reduced or impaired,
! Section 4. Bhe Company shall have the further right at all
timeB to convey or exchange, free from the encumbrances and trusts hereof,
! an or any of the real estate now held or hereafter acquired by the Cocpany
which shall no longer be either useful or noo.eesary in the proper management
and maintenance of the business of the Company or of the property hereby
oonveyed , but in no oaeo shall any sale or other disposition of such real
estate be made without the express consent, in writing of the Brustee, and
tho Truatoo 13 hereby expressly authorised to release from the operation and
ij effect of this mortgage any property so sold or exchanged, whether tho con-
|! sideration of ouch sale be wholly cash or partly cash and partly secured by
Ij mortgago on the premises sold, but tho property taken in exohange, if such
| there be, shall forthwith become and bo liable under this mortgage as if the
j| same had beon originally included therein, and the net proceeds of real
| estate so released (if sold) shall bo applied by the Company In good faith
'! to the betterment or extension of the plants owned or controlled by it;
; provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Company it shall not be
consistent with tho best interests of the business of the Company to apply
■
tho wholo or any part of such proceeds to such bottorment or extension,
ji thon tho Company shall have the right, to use the whole or any part of such
jj proceeds remaining unexpended, for the redemption and retirement, in the
manner provided for in Section 8 of Article I hereof, of outstanding bonds
|j secured horeby.
j Section 5. Until the occurrence of one of tho events of default
specified in Sootion 2 of Article V of this indenture, the Company and its
suocoBBors shall have tho exclusive right to make and use the inventions of
! the Letters Patent and applications for Letters Patent hereby mortgaged,
and to sell apparatus, maohines, manufactures and compositions of matter
embodying the inventions thoroof to the same extent as if this mortgago had
not been made.
whenever tho Board of Directors of the Company shall determine by
resolution that the Company oonsiders it neoossary or advisablo to insti¬
tute any suit or action for infringement of any of the patents hereby mort¬
gaged or any reissues or extensions of the same, or of any patents which maj
hereafter be issued upon the applications for Letters Patent horeby mort-
j gaged or any reissues or extensions of the same, and shall by resolution
||
|| request, direot or authorise the Institution of suoh suit or action, and
ji shall furnish to the Trustee a certified copy of Buch resolution or roso-
jj lutions, and shall indemnify the Trustee to its satisfaction against any
!|
i| and all liability of the Trustee for damage or loss because of the insti¬
ll tution, prosecution and conduct of such suit or action, then and in such
ji event the Trustee shall permit and authorise the Company to institute,
ij proseoute and oonduct such suit or action either in the name of the Company,
i!
I the Trustee, or the Company and Trustee jointly, as counsel for the Company
Ij may advise, and in ouch event the Trustee shall execute such papers as ooun-
I sel learned in the law may advise to be necessary or desirable -for the
!j instituting, prosecuting and conducting of such suit or action.
Ij notwithstanding the provisions in this mortgage contained, the
ji Company shall have power to grant lioenses under any and all of the patents
|| hereby mortgaged and any and all reissues and extensions of the same and
j! under any and all patents which may hereafter be issued upon any and all
I applications for Letters Patent hereby mortgaged and any and all reissues
and extensions of the same, and the Trustee shall release its rights and
title to the patent or patents under which such llaonse or licenses are to
bo granted or to such portion of said, rights as may be necessary to enable
i the Company to grant such license or lioenses and shall reassign to the
Company any suoh patent or patents or reoonvey to it such portions of tho
rights in suoh patent or patents as may bo necessary to enable the Company
to grant suoh lioense or lioenses, provided always that the Trustee shall
not be required to make and deliver any such release, assignment or con¬
veyance as herein provided for until the Company, through its Board of
Directors, shall by resolution have determined that it is advisable and to
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the host interest of the Company to grant such license or licenses and that
the security of the -Bondholders under this mortgage will suffer no substan-
tial diminution by the making of such grant of license or liconnos, and by
I resolution shall request the Trustee to execute such release, assignment or
! conveyance and shall have delivered to the Trustee a certified copy of such
| resolution or resolutions. . .
Si Paction 6. If the Company shall well and truly pay or. cause to be
!| ' ’
| paid the whole amount of the principal moneys and interest duo upon all of
|| the bonds and coupons for interest hereby secured at the time and in the
I manner and form therein and heroin provided, and also shall pay or cause to
fi b0. paid all other sums payable hereunder by the. Company and shall well, and
truly keep and perform all things herein required to bo kept and performed
ij by it, according to the true intent and moaning of this .Indenture, then and
|| in that case all the mortgaged promises and property shall rovort to the
| company, and all the estate, right, title and, interest therein of the
Trustee shall thereupon cease and determine; and the Trustee in such case,
upon demand of the Company, but. at the cost and expanse of the Company, '
shall enter or oauso to be entered satisfaction of this indenture upon the
| records; otherwise these presents shall be continued and remain in full
force and virtue. ,
; iiETICIf V. ; . . .... . : ,
I , .REMEDIES OP TRUSTEE A-TD BONDHOLDERS BT CASE Of1 DEFAULT. .
Seotion i. ’.To coupon belonging to any bond hereby secured which
in any way at or after maturity shall haye been transferred or. presented
separate and apart, from, the,bond, to which.it, relates shall, unless acccm-
panied, by such bond, bo entitled in case of. default hereunder to any bene¬
fit of or from this, indenture. except after .the prior payment in full of
all coupons and Intorest
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the principal of the bonds issued hereunder and of
obligations not so transferred or presented.
Section 2. In case of the happening of one or more of tho follow¬
ing events hereinafter (after tho lapse of tho times respectively specified
in the following subdivisions) called "Events of Default," that is to say:-
(1) Default in payment of any installment of interest. on any of
tho bonds hereby secured, -when and as the same shall become payable as
therein and herein expressed, which dofault shall havo been continued for
tho period of sixty days.
(2) Dofault in tho payment of tho. principal of any of tho bonds
horeby oecurod -whan the samo 3hall bocomo due and payable at the maturity of
3aid bonds or othorwino.
(5) Dofault in the due observance or performance of Section 12
of Article III hereof.
(4) Default in the due observance or porformanoo of any other
covenant or condition herein required to be topt or performed by the Com¬
pany, which default shall have continued for a period of three months
after written notioe thereof shall have been given to the Company by the
Trustee or by tho holders of ten porcont.. in amount of tho bond3 hereby
seoured and then outstanding.
(5) The actual or threatened demolition or removal of any
building erected upon the mortgaged prorolsos oxcopt as provided in Section 2
of Artiolo 17 hereof.
(6) A receiver of the proporty of the Company, or a Trustee in
Eanhruptcy shall havo entered into possession of the mortgaged premises or
any part thereof}
Then and in each such case the Trustoo may, and upon the written
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L request of the holders of one-third in amount of the bonds hereby soourod
■
i and then outstanding, shall, by notioo in writing dellvorad to tho Company,
i declare tho principal of all bonds hereby secured and then outstanding to
; be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the 3aid prin-
I cipal shall bocome and bo due and payable immediately, anything in this
|| indenture or in such bonds to the contrary notwithstanding.
|j This provision, however, is subject to' tho condition that if at
| any time after tho principal of such bonds shall havo boon so declared duo
I , . , ............
j: and payable and before any salo of tho mortgaged premises and property shall
jj have been made pursuant to tho provisions of Seotion 4 of this Article, all
j: arrears of interost upon all the bonds secured hereby, with interest on
jj overdue installments of interest at the rate of six per cent per annum,
!i together with all expenses and reasonablo charges of the Trustee and all
1 advances made by the Trustoe in accordance with the terms and conditions
! of this indenture shall either be paid by tho Company or be collected out
| of tho mortgaged property, and all defaults as aforesaid shall have been
| made good, then and in such case the holders of a majority in amount of the
bonds hereby secured and then' outstanding, by written notice to tho Company
and to the Trustee, may waive such dofault and rescind or annul such declar¬
ation or its consequences ; but no such waiver or rescission shall extend- ■
j to or affeot any subsequent' default or impair any like consequence thereof,
i ' Section 3. In babe of the happening of any of tho events of
default specified in Section 2 of this'1 Article, tlien and In each and every
1 such oaso of default the Trustoe, personally or by Attorney, may enter
upon and take and maintain possession of all or any part of tho mortgaged
■ promisos and proportir, and may exclude tho Company, its agents and servants,
wholly thorofrom, and as the Attorney in Faot or agont of tho Company or
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in its own name as Trustee, by any of its officers or by any agent duly ap¬
pointed, or by managers, superintendents, receivers and servants may have,
hold, use, manage, operate and enjoy the same and every part thereof to as ful
on extent as the Company might lawfully do, making from time to time all need¬
ful and proper additions, alterations and repairs and receive all the income,
rents, issues and profits therefrom, and after deducting and defraying the ex¬
pense of such use, operation, additions, alterations and repairs and the costs
and charges of taking such possession and all payments which may be made for
taxes, assessments, charges or liens prior to the lien of this Indenture upon
said mortgaged property, or any part or perool thereof, or for insurance and
any and all expenses incurred by the Trustee in the execution of any of the
powers or trusts under these presents, together with any and all advances by
the Trustee hereunder in aooordanoe with the terms and conditions of this in
denture, as well as reasonable remuneration for the services of the Trustee,
its agents, attorneys, olerks and servants, the Trustee shall apply the residue
of the moneys so received as followas-
1, If the principal of all the bonds then outstanding hereunder
shall not at the time of suoh default have become due and payable by reason
of maturity of all suoh bonds or by declaration as authorized by Section 2
of this Article, then to the payment of interest then in arrears and payable
on all the bonds in the order in whioh the installments of suoh interest
shall have become due and payable, with interest at the rate of six per oent.
per annum on suoh overdue installments of interest, and next, to the payment
of the principal of suoh bonds as shall have matured and beoome due and
payable in the order in whioh suoh bonds shall have beoome due and payable*
With interest on the overdue principal at the rate of six per cent, per
annum, subject, however, to the provisions of Seotion 1 of this Article.
2. If the principal of all
bonds then outstanding hereunder
shall, at the time of suoh default have become due and payable, either by
reason of maturity thereof or by declaration as authorized by Section. 2 of
this Article, then r At ably to the payment of said prinoipal and of the,
interest then due and aoorued on Baid bonds, with interest at the rate of
sin percent, per annum on the overdue installments of prinoipal and inter¬
est, but without preferenoe or priority of prinoipal over interest or
interest over prinoipal, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 1
of this article.
And, in case all suoh payments, expenses and indemnity shall be
! completely made or furnished and there shall have been no default in re¬
spect to Section 12 of Article ill of this agreement, and every other
default of the Company shall have been made good before any foreclosure
and sale, the trustee, after making suoh provision as it may deem advisable
for the payment of the prinoipal of the next maturing bonds, and for the
payment of the next semi-annual installment of interest upon all the bonds,
shall restore to the Company possession of the mortgaged premises and ■
properties so entered upon and token possession of by the Trustee, and the
same shall thenceforth be sUbJeot to the provisions of these presents in
the same manner as if suoh entry had not been made.
Section 4, Upon the happening of any event of default as-
defined in Section. 2 of this Article, the Trustee, personally or by attor¬
ney.,' with or without taking possession of the mortgaged premises and proper,
ty (I) may sell to the highest and best bidder, all and singular, the mort
gaged premises and property and all right, title. Interest, olaim and ,
therein ^id the right of redemption thereof in one .lot and as an
entirety, or in separate lots as the Trustee shall deem test, which sale
shall be made at public auotion at such price or prioes and at such time
and times and upon suoh termB as the Trustee may fix and briefly specify in
the notice of sale to be given as. herein provided or as may be required by
lawj or (2J may proceed to protect and to enforoe its ri$vts and the
rights of the bondholders under thiB indenture by a suit or suits in equity
or at law, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agree¬
ment contained herein or in aid of the execution of any povrer herein granted
or for a i'-reolosure hereunder, or for the enforcement of any other appro¬
priate legal or equitable remedy as the Trustee, being advised by counsel,
shall deem most: eff eotual to protect and enforoe any of the rights or
duties hereunder; or , iijmay proceed by both suoh sale and by suoh suit
or suits.
Seotion 5. The purohase money, proceeds and. avails of any suoh
sale of the mortgaged property or any part thereof , together v/ith any other
sums which then may be held by the Trustee under any of the provisions of
this indenture as a part of the mortgaged property, or of the proceeds there
of, shall be applied as. follows:
1. To the payment of the; costs and expenses of the. foreclosure
or other proceedings in. connection with such sale, including a reasonable v
compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and of all
other expenses, liabilities, and advancements made or incurred by the <
Trustee hereunder.. ' ■
2. To tho payment of the whole amount then owing or. unpaid
Upon the bonds hereby secured, and then outstanding, for principal' and inter¬
est, with interest at the: rate of six per i oenti per annum on the overdue
installments of principal and interest , and. in case Buoh proceeds' shall be
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|| insufficient to pay the whole amount bo due and unpaid, then to the
jj payment of suoh prinoipal and interest, without preference or priority of
| prinoipal over interest or of interest over. prinoipal, or of any install-
jj mont of interest over any other installment of interest, or of the prinoipal
j| of any one bond over any other bond, ratably to the aggregate of such prin-
j! oipal and the aoorued and unpaid interest upon presentation of the several
|| bonds and ooupons, and stamp thereon suoh payment if only partially, and
!j ipon surrender thereof if fully paid, subjeot, however, to the provisions
|j of Seotion 1 of this Arfclole} and
:j 3, The surplus, if any, shall be paid to the Company, Its
jj successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be lav/fully entitled to receive
I the same.
j Seotion 6. Upon the written request of the holders of one-third
in amount of the bonds hereby seoured and then outstanding, in the case of
the happening of any event of default as specified in section 2 of this
Article, it shall be the duty of the Trustee upon being indemnified as here¬
inafter provided, to take all steps needful for the protection and enforce¬
ment of its rights and the rights of the holders of the bonds hereby se¬
cured; and to exercise the power of entry or sale herein oonferred, or
; both, or take appropriate judicial proceedings by notion, suit or otherwise,
j as the Trustee, being advised by counsel, shall deem most expedient in the
; interest of the holders of the bonds hereby secured} hut anything in this
indenture to the oontrary notwithstanding, the holders of two-thirds of the
amount of the bonds hereby seoured and then outstanding from time to time
shall have the right to direot and to control the action of the Trustee and
the method and plaoe of conducting all proceedings for any sale of the
premises and property subjeot to this indenture, or for the foreclosure of
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this Indenture, or the appointment of a Receiver, or any other proceed¬
ings hereunder.
Section 7. In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce
any right under thin indenture by foreclosure, entry, or otherwise, and such
proceedings shall have boen discontinued or abandoned because of the waiver
mentioned in Section S of Article V heroof, or for any other reason, or
shall have boen determined adversely to the Trustee, then, and in every such
oase, the Company and Trustee shall be restored to their former position and
rights hereunder In respect to the mortgaged premises and property and all
rights, remedies and powers of the Trustee shall continue as though no suoh
proceedings shall have been taken.
Seotion 8. Tiotloe of any sale pursuant to any provision of this
indenture shall state the time and place when and where the sane is to be
made, and shall oontain a brief description of the property to bo sold and
such other particulars, if any, as may be required by law, and shall be
sufficently given if published once in each week for four successive weeks
prior to' suoh sale in a newspaper published in the City of 'lev, -ark, ’Tew
Jersey, and In a newspaper published in the Borough of Manhattan in the City
and State of Hew York, and in ouch othor manner as may be required by law.
Section 9. The Trustee from time to time may adjourn any sale to
be made under the provisions of thi3 indenture by announcement at the time
and place appointed for suoh salo or for such adjourned sale or sales; and
without further hotioe or publication except suoh, if any, as may bo re¬
quired by law, may make suoh salo at’ the time and plaoe to which the same
shall be bo adjourned. _ '
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j! Section 10. Upon tho completion of any sale or sales under this
|| indenture, tho Trustee shall execute and deliver to the aoeoptod purchaser
j or purchasers a good and sufficient deod or good and sufficient deeds and
. , . . . ...... . ' .
other instruments conveying; assigning and transferring tho property so sold,
I The Trustee is horoby appointed tho true and lawful attorney of the Company
in its name and stead to make all necessary conveyances and assignments of
i the property thus sold; and for that purpose It may execute all necessary
ij deeds and instruments of assignment and transfer and may substitute one or
j! moro porsons with like power; the Company hereby ratifying and confirming
S all that its said attorney, or such substitute or substitutes shall lawfully
jj ’ do by virtue hereof.
jj Any suoh sale or sales made under or by virtue of this indenture,
ij whether under the power of sale herein granted and conferred or under or by
jl virtue of judicial prooaeding3 shall operate to divest all right, title,
ji interest^ claim and demand whatsoever either at law or in equity of the
j| Company, of, in and to tho premises and property so sold, and shall be a
j perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against the Company, its sucoese-
;| ors and assigns, and againBt any and all porsons claiming or to claim the
premises or property sold or any part thereof from, through or undor the
.j; Oompany, its successors or assigns. Tho receipt of any person authorised
jj to receive payment of tho purchase money paid at any such salo shall bo a
j! sufficient disohargo therefor to any purchaser of the property or any part
jj thereof sold as aforesaid; and after paying' ouch purchase money and reoeiv-
ing suoh receipt no suoh purchaser or his representatives', grantees , or '
1 assigns, shall be' bound to see to the applloation of such purchase money
i Xlp0n or for any trust' or purpose of this indenture, or in any manner what-
| soever shall bo answerable' for any loss, misapplication or ho -application
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jl oS any suoh purohase money or any part thereof or ahall he hound to inquire '
I ae to the authorisation, necessity, expediency or regularity of any such
{| sale.’
ij Seotion 11. in the case of sale under or hy virtue of this in-
:j denture, whether made under the power of sale herein granted ox’ pursuant to
i: judicial proceedings, the principal of all the bonds hereby soourod, if not
| previously due, shall at onoe become and shall bo duo and payable, anything
ij in said bonds or in this indenture to the contrary notwithstanding.
| Seotion 12, Upon any sale as aforesaid by the Trustee, or pur-
| suant to Judicial proceedings, the Trustee or any bondholder or any other
ij person, may bid for and may become the purchaser of the property offered for
j sale, or any part thereof, for. themselves or himself, without accountability
jj in reepeot thereof, exoept for payment of the purchase prioa and compliance
!' with the toms of sale. In sottlomont or payment of snoh purohase price,
■»any purohoser upon presenting any of said bonds or interest coupons shall
j be entitled to bo oredited on aooount of the purohase prioe with a sum which
would, xpon a propor distribution and aooounting of the prooeedB of the sale,
as herein provided, and after providing in cash for all costs, expenses and
i proper oharges of the Trustee hereunder, be equal to the dietrlbutive share
| payable out of such proceeds to the holdor of the bonds or ooupons so pre-
i sonted, whioh amount so credited ehall be stamped or indorsed on suoh bonds
! or ooupons so presented, as paid thereon.
Section 13, The Company will not at any time insist upon or
i plead or in any manner whatever claim or take the benefit or advantage of
any stay or extension of law now or at any time hereafter in force, nor will
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i| it claim, tain or insist upon any privilege or advantage from any law now or
! hereafter in force providing for the valuation or appraisement of the proper-
\ ty» °r any part of the property, subject to this indenture prior to any Bale
jj or sales thereof to bo made pursuant to any provision herein contained or to
ji the deoree, Judgment or order of any court of competent jurisdiction, nor
jl after any such sale or sales will it olaim or exorcise any right under any
I statute or otherwise to redeem the property so sold or any part thereof, and
| it hereby expressly waives all benefit and advantage of any Buch law or laws,
i| and it covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the exeo'ution of
ji any power herein granted and delegated to tho Trustee, but that it will
jj suffer and perform the exeoution of every such power as though no such law had
|| been made or enacted,
jj Section 14, Upon filing a bill in equity or upon comnenoement
jj of any other judicial proceedings to enforce any right of the Trustee or of
|| the bondholders under this indenture, tho Trustee shall be entitled to exer-
[j oise the right of entry and oIbo any and all other rights and powerB herein
j ■■ ;■■■■■ ■■■■ ' ■ :
j conferred, and provided to be exeroised by the Trustee upon the terms and
| conditions of default as herein provided; and as a matter of right the
I Trustee shall be entitled to the appointment ofoa rooeivor..of the premlsee
I and property eubjeot to this indenture and of the earnings, income, rents,
issues and profits thereof, with such powors as the Court making Buoh
j; appointment shall oonfer.
I; Section IS, tlo holder of any bond or coupon thereon hereby se¬
ll cured shall have any right to institute any suit, aotlon or prooeoding in
I: equity or at law for the foreclosure of this Indenture or for the exeoutlon
I of any trust hereunder or for the appointment of a receiver or for any other
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|j remGdy hereunder uuleee the holdere of one-third in amount of the bonds
j| hereby secured then outstanding shall have made written request upon the
|j trustee to talco notion in respoot of the matter oomplained of, and shall
have afforded the Trustee a reasonable opportunity either to proceed to
j! ezeroise the power hereinbefore granted or to institute such action, suit
j; or proceeding in its own nemo; nor unless also they shall have offered to
jl the Trusteo seourlty and indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs,
| oxponoaa and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; nor shall any
j request as aforesaid be binding upon the Trustee or operative in accordance
| with the provisions of this Indenture until, if required by the Trustee, the
| bonds of the holder or holders making ouch request are submitted to it for
inspection or title thereto satisfactorily established, if disputed; nor
unless the Trustee shall refuse or neglect to not upon such notice, request
| or indemnity, and suoh notification, request and offer of indemnity are
j hereby declared in every case, at the option of the Trustee, to be con¬
ditions preoodont to the eseoution of the powers and trusts of this in¬
denture for the benefit of the bondholders and to any notion or oauso of
action for foreclosure or for the appointment of a Receiver or for any
other remedy hereunder; it being understood and intended that no one or
more holder or holders of bonds or coupons, shall have any right in any
manner whatever by his or their action to affect, disturb or prejudice
the lien of this indenture, or to enforce any right hereunder except in
the manner herein provided, and that all proceedings at law or in equity
shall be instituted, had and maintained in the manner herein provided and
for the equal benefit Of all holders of such outstanding bonds,
' All ri#its of action under thiB indenture or under any of said
bondB enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforoed by the Trustee without
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I!
j
j the possession of any such bonds or the production thereof on the trial or
!j other proceedings relative thereto, and any suoh suit or proceedings insti¬
ll tutod by the Brustee may be brought in its own name, and any recovery shall
1 bo for the ratable benefit of tho holders of said bonds.
Section 16. Except as herein expressly provided to the contrary,
jj no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Brustee or to the holders
| of tho bonds hereby seaured is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy
|j or remedies, and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be
| in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter exist-
j: ihg in law or in equity or by statute.
!j Seotion 17. Ho delay or omission of the Brustee or of any holder
( of bonds hereby secured to exercise any right or power accruing upon any
;j default continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power or
I shall be construed to be a waiver of any Buoh default or an acquioaoence
therein, and every power and remedy given by thie Article to. the Brustee
and to the bondholders may be exeroised from time to ti e and as often as ■
shall be deemed expedient by the Brustee or by the bondholders.
AHB1CUS VI.
| COECKliliiG'BOllDHOLDEHS.
Section 1. Any request, direction or other instrument required
by thlB indenture to be signed and exoouted by the bondholders may he in any
number of concurrent writings of the same tenor and may be signed and execu¬
ted by suoh bondholders, in person or by agent appointed in writing. Proof
of the exeoution of any suoh request, direotion or other instrument, or of
the writing appointing any suoh agent, if made in the following manner,
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ji shall bo sufficient for any purpose of this indenture, and shall be oon-
I elusive in favor of the Trustee with regard to due action by them or either
!j of them taken under suoh requestj-
|j ®he fact and date of the oxeoution by any person of any such writing
j; may be proved by the certificate of any officer in any jurisdiction, who by
|j the laws thereof, has power to take acknowledgements of deeds to be recorded
.j in suoh Jurisdiction, that the person signing suoh writing acknowledged
1} before him the execution thereof; or by an affidavit of a witness to suoh
| execution.
The fact of tho holding of bond3 hereunder by any bondholder, and
i the amount and numbers of any suoh bonds and the date Of Ills holding the
j same, may be proved by a certificate executed by any trust company, bank,
i bankers or other depositary (wherever situated), if suoh certificate shall
| be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory, showing that at tho date thore-
| in mentioned such person had on deposit with suoh trust company, bank,
| banker or other depository the bonds described in suoh certificate. The
I ownership of bonds registered as to principal shall be proved by the regis-
| ter of bonds.
■ Section 2. The Company and Trustee may deem and treat the bearer
|| of any bond hereby secured which shall not at that time be registered as to
!| principal, as hereinbefore authorized, or whioh shall be registered to
bearer, and the bearer of any coupon for interest on any suoh bond, whether
i such bond bo registered as to principal or not, as the absolute owner of
suoh bond or coupon, as tho oase may be, for the purpose of receiving pay-
| ment theroof and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor tho
! Trustee shall be affootod by any notice to the contrary.
The Company and
the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whoso
I name any bond heroby secured shall bo bo registered as to principal as the
|| absolute owner theroof for tho purpose of receiving payment of or on account
|i of tho principal thereof, and for all other purposes except to receive pay-
|tment of interest represented by outstanding coupons; and ail ouch payments
jj so made to any registerod holder for the time being or upon his order shall
j| bo valid and effectual to satisfy and disoharge the liability upon any such
ilbond to the extent of the sum or sums ao paid,
|i ARTICLE VII.
jj lURTTITY OP OFFICERS, STOCKHOLDER'S AITD DIRECTORS.
Ho holder of any bond or coupon issued hereunder and secured
heroby shall in any event have any right of recourse to or reoovery from
| any past, present or future stockholder, offioer or director of the Company
| for tho principal or Interest of the sums secured hereby, or any part there-
ij ..... . ■ ...
jj of, whether under any liability now or hereafter existing or arising under
j| any statute in any maimer whatever, it being hereby distinctly understood and
j agreed that the several holders of tho bonds from time to time waive all such
rights of reoourse or recovery by receiving and accepting said bonds.
ARTICLE VIII.
COnCERDTTG THE TRUSTEE. '
Section 1. The Trustee aooepts tho trusts of this indenture and
agrees to exeoute them upon the following terms and conditions to which
the parties and the holders of the bonds hereby secured agree:
(1) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to see to the
record, registry or filing of this indenture.
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(2) The rooitals of fact contained in tills mortgage or dood of
j; trust and in the bonds thereby seourod shall bo taken as statements by the
li Company and shall not be construed as made by the Trustee.
(3) The Trustee shall be protected in acting upon any notlco,
;l request, consent, certificate, bond or other paper or document believed by
j it to be genuine. and to have boon signed by the proper party and by the
ji proper authority.
(4) The Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for
;j all sorvioes ronderod by it and may employ suitable agents and attomoys,
J and the Company shall pay such compensation as well as all disbursements
j and expenses incidentally incurred and actually disbursed hereunder, and
i all payments by it made under the authority of this indenture, and until
ji paid the said Trustee shall have a lien for the same uppn the mortgaged
j| property paramount to the lien of the bond3. The Trustee shall also be
jj reimbursed and indemnified by the Company against any liability or damago
i v/hioh it may sustain or incur in the premises and for the same shall have
j a lien upon the trust estate paramount to the lion of the bonds.
(5) The Trustee shall not be responsible for any neglect,
| omission or other v/rong doing of any agents or attorneys selected by it
! v/ith. reasonable care, nor shall it bo otherwise answerable, save for its
j own willful misconduct.
(6) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any
action tov/ard the execution or enforcement of the trusts hereby created
: which, in its opinion, will bo likely to involve it in expense or liability
unless one or more of the bondholders, shall, as often as required by the
' Trustee, furnish it reasonable soaurity and indemnity against suoh oxponse
: or llabiity; nor shall the Trustee be required to take any action in
BO.
ji respect of any default hereunder Involving expense or liability unless
| requested by an Instrument in writing, signed by the holders of not I03S
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|j than one-third in amount of the bonds thon outstanding, and unless tendered
reasonable security and Indemnity as aforesaid, anything herein contained
I; to tho oontrary notwithstanding. But noither any such notion or request
|| nor this provision therefor shall affeot any discretion herein given to
jj tho Trustee to determine whether or not it shall take action in respect to
j| nuoh default or to taho action without such request.
(7) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the execution or
|: validity hereof or of the bonds executed or to be executed hereunder and
j| secured hereby, nor for the sufficiency of the security provided herein.
!| (0) The Trustee may advise with legal counsel and any action
i| under this indenture takon or suffered in good faith by tho Trustee in
I; accordance with tho opinion of counsel shall constitute full protection to
|| the Trustee.
I (9) The Trustee shall not bo chargeable with notice of any
default under this mortgage or deed of trust except upon delivery to it
of a distinct specification in writing of such dofault by some person or
persons interested in tho trust whose interest if required must be proved
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee.
(10) Tho Trustee shall not bo bound to reoogni !e any person
as a bondholder unless or until his bonds aro submitted to the Trustee
I for inspection, if required, and his titlo satisfactorily established if
in dispute.
(11) Whenever request or demand shall bo made upon tho Trustee
by bondholders to perform any act of any charaoter under this mortgago, or
| to proceed with any remody prescribed by this mortgage in oase of any
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j! default or otherwise, and such request or demand shall spooify the action
;j or proooeding to he taken, it shall he discretionary with the Trustee , ox-
j' oept as set forth in Section a and Seotion 6, of Articel V hereof, to do the
j! thing, take the action, enforoe the remedy requested, or specified, or to
perform any other action or institute any other suits or proceedings, or
jj enforoe any other remedy whioh may he appropriate under tha then existing
jj circumstances.
| Seotion 2. The Trustee may resign and he discharged from the
| trusts oroatsd hy this indenture by giving to the Company notice in writing
j! of such resignation, specifying a date when such resignation shall take
jj effect, which notice shall be published at least once, on a day not less
i( than twenty days nor more than thirty days prior to the date so speoifiod,
jj in a daily newspaper of general circulation at the time published in tho
| City of Hewark, TTew Jersey, and the Borough of Manhattan, City and State
l of Hew York respectively. Suoh resignation shall take effect upon the day
jj epeoified in suoh notice unless previously a successor Trustee shall ho
jj appointed as hereinafter provided, in whioh event suoh resignation shall take
|| effeot immediately upon the appointment of suoh successor Trustee.
IS
li She Trustee, or any successor Trustee, may he removed at any ti e
jj by an Instrument in writing under the hands of the holders of two-thirds -
I In amount of the bonds at the time outstanding, or their attorneys there¬
unto. fully authorised.
Seotion 3. In case at any tire the Trustee or any successor
1 Trustee shall resign or shall he removed or otherwise shall become in¬
capable qf acting, or in case a vacancy shall arise from any cause In the
I Trusteeship under this indenture, a succoBeor or successors may he
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appointed by the holdors of a majority in amount of tho bonds then outstand¬
ing by an instrument or concurrent instruments signed by such bondholders or
their attorneys in fact duly authorised; but until a now Trustee shall bo
appointed by tho bondholders as heroin authorised the Company, by an instru¬
ment exocutod by order of its Board of Directors, may appoint a Trustee to
fill such vaoancy. Any Trustee appointed under any of the provisions of
this Articlo shall be a Trust Company, if there bo suoh willing and able to
accept the trust. The Company shall publish notice of such appointment onoo
in each weok for two successive calendar weeks in a newspaper of general cir¬
culation published in tho City of rework, 'lew Jersey, and tho Borough of
Manhattan, City and state of ‘Tow York respectively, Any no ’ Trustee so
appointed by tho Company shall immediately, and without further act, bo
substituted by a now Trustee or Trustees appointed in tho manner above
providod by a majority of tho bondholders if such appointment by such bond¬
holders bo made prior to tho expiration of twelve months after tho completion
of such publication of notice.
Any successor Trustee appoi
and delivor to the Company an instrum
under and thoroupon such successor Trustee, without any further act,, deed
or conveyance, shall become vested with all estates, properties, rights,
powers, trusts, duties and obligations of its predecessor in the trust
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein; but
nevertheless on the written request of the successor Trustee or. of the
Company, tho Trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Trustoo upon tho trusts horoln. oxprooood all
tho estatos, properties, righto, powers and trusto of tho Trustee so ceasing
to aot upon payment of its reasonable charges, expenses and disbursements ;
nted horaundor shall execute, acknowledge
out accepting such appointment hero-
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and upon rotes'6 of any nuah successor Trustee the Company shall malce, ;
oxo cut o , acknowledge and doliver any and all deods, conveyances or ^othor
instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in ahd\ confirm¬
ing to suoh successor Trustee all such estates, properties, rights , '''power's ,
trusts and duties. All the conveyances and instruments herein provide'*! f?r
I t
shall bo at the cost of the Company.
abeicu: ix „>v
M1SCCUJCTB0U3 SB0V1SI0T0. '
Coot ion 1. All the covenants, conveyances, stipulations, promises
undertakings and agreements herein contained by or on bohalf of the Company
shall bind or .inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns, who titer
so expressed or not.
'Jeotion 2. "o thing in this indenture expressed or Implied is
intended or shall be oonstruod to oonfor upon or to givo to any person
or corporation other than tho partlos lioroto and tho holders of the bonds
issued hereunder any right, remedy or olaim under or by reason of this
indenture, or of any covenant, condition or stipulation hereof; and
all covenants , stipulations, promises and agreements in this indenture
contained, by or on bohalf of the Company, shall be for tho solo and ex¬
clusive benefit of tho parties hereto and of tho holders of the bonds
Issued hereunder.
I:T riassas "’HEREOF, EDI30U STORAGE msm COHPATTY has caused
these presents in quadruplicate to be signed by its President and its
oorporato soal to be hereunto affixed, duly attested by its. Sooretary,
and in testimony of its acceptance of the trusts hereby oreatod, FIDELITY
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•THUS® COMPANY, of "avark, Sev: Jersey, has oaused those presents to bo signed
by its President or a Vioo-President and its corporate seal to be hereunto
affixed, duly attested by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, 'the day
and year first above written S
EDISO'T SSQRAGB MISERY COKPA’Y, ''g
Dy . .
Attest! President.
Secretary.
FIDELITY TRUSS COKPA’tY,
Seoretary.
3M2ES OF US JKBSKTf )
i SS.i
coitty or ekseh )
BE ED ET1EM3SRSJ) that on this . day of
, in the yoar of our Lord Ono Thousand Ulna -Hundred and
Sixteen, before me,a notary Publio of the State of Hoy; Jersey, personally
appeared THOMAS A. S'DISOH, who. X am satisfied, is President; of Edison
Storage Battery Company, the corporation named in the foregoing indenture
of mortgage, and I having first made lcnovm to him the contents- thereof, he
acknowledged that he signed the. same as such officer, and that the, same was
made by said corporation, sealed with its corporate seal, and delivered as
its voluntary act and deedj. all by virtue of authority from its Board of
Directors. All of which is hereby certified.
day of
j r'PAE’: or :sr- JJJBGF.Y )
i COtJITl’y OF KCSEF. )
BE XT BH'F.ir.EEr.2 that on this
In tho yoar of our Lord Ono Thousand 'line Hundred and
Sixteen, before me, personally
appeared who, X am satisfied, is
of Fidelity Trust Company, the corpora ion namod in
tho forogoing indenture of mortgage, and I having first mado Known to him
the contents thereof, he acknowledged that he signed the same as such
officer, and that the same waa mado by said corporation, sealed with its
corporate seal, and delivered as its voluntary act and deeds all by
virtue of authority from its Board of Directors. All of which is hereby
certified.
)
BEATS OP TIE JERSEY
l SS.l
COU ’EY OP ESSE". )
| , of full ago, tiding duly sworn
| according to law, on his oath says that lie. Is
j| of FIDTLITY TRUST COEFAUY, the mortgagee In tho foregoing mortgage naswd
|i and Is duly authorised agent in Its behalf; that the true oonsidoration
j| of aald mortgage is the issue of temporary bonds aggregating in par value
ij the sum of Two Milieu Dollars, which said bonds have been issued by
}; ijdlson Storage Battery Company, a corporation organised under the laws of
tho otato of ’Tew Jersey, for the purposes set forth in said mortgage, and
f have been certified by Fidelity Trust Company pursuant to the requirements
jj 6f the said mortgage for the purposes therein sot forth, said temporary
: bonds being exchangeable for definitive bond or bonds of equal faoo value
I v,han said definitive bonds sre ready for delivory as in said mortgago
| proTided for; and that tho amount due and to grow due on said mortgage
I is the sum of Two Million Dollars with interest which may have accrued
: according to the terms of said mortgage and which may net have been paid.
a to and subscribed before H
this day of
1916.
iiovemher 19 , 1917,
Hj>, i'homas A. Edison,
Llewellyn Park,
;;o at Orange , I! . J .
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to resolution adopted at a meet ins of the Board, of
Bireotors of Edison Storage Battery Company, Held this day, notice is
given that a speoial meeting of the Stockholders of said Company is
[ENCLOSURE]
I, ARTHUR MUDD, Secretary of Edison Storage Battery Company
do hereby certify that the following is a full, truo and corroot copy
of certain resolutions adopted at a casting of the Board of Directors
of Edison Storage Battery Company, held Monday, November 19, 1917, at
10s 00 o'clock A. If. at the principal office of the Company, corner Valley
Hoad and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, Hew Joraoy.
WHEREAS , • Artlle "fourth" of the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Company filed in the office of tho Secretary of State on or about
the 27th day of May, 1901, roads as follows
"FOURTH : ; The total authorized- capital stock, of this
corporation is One Million Dollars divided into ten thousand
shares of the par valuo of Ono Hundred Dollars each."
and
WHEREAS, the capital stook of the Company was thereafter in¬
creased from $1,000,000 to ?3,600,000., said additional stock being like
in all respects tho stock of the Company authorized in said certificate
of incorporation filed on or shout the 27th day of May, 1901, a certificate
of such increase of capital stock having been filed in the office of the
Secretary of State on or about tbj 7th day of October, 1910; and
WHEREAS, in excess of five thousand shares of said common stock
have not yet been la fined;
HOW, THEREFORE, B2 IT R230LVSD that it le advisablo that the
capital stock of tho Company be increased from $3,600,000 to $6,000,000
divided into $2,000,000 of preferred stock and $3,000,000 of common stock
by changing five thousand shares of the common stock not> yet issued into
an equal number of shares of preferred stock of tho par valfte of $100 each
and by. creating fifteen thousand additional shares of auoh preferred stock,
and that to this end it la adviaabletoamond-further; the said cortifichto
of incorporation filed on or about May 27th, 1901 so, that said Article "Fourtl '
as heretofore amended by said certificate filed on or About the 7th day of
October, 1910 shall wad as follows
FOURTH: Tho total authorised capital stock of the corporation
is Five Million Dollars (#5, 000,000) divided .into fifty thousand {50,000)
shares of the par value of Ono Hundred Do liar »( $100) each. Of such total
authorized capital stock, twenty thousand (20,000) sharos amounting to Tso
Million Dollars ($2,000,000) shall be preferred stock, and thirty thousand
(30,000) shares amounting to Three Million Dollars (#3,000,000) shall be
common s tock •
[ENCLOSURE]
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quartorly as tho Board of Directors may from time to tine fix and detormlno .
She dividends on the preferred stock shall ho cumulative from the date of
original Issuance thereof. Ho dividonds shall he paid on or sot apart for
any' cosmon stock at any time unless and until the holders of the preferred
stock shall have received full dividends thereon at tho roto of five percent
per annum for all previous dividend periods or payment thereof provided for
by dans set apart for such purpose.
After full cumulative dividonds at the rato of fivo porcent por
annum on tho preferred stock for all previous dividend periods shall have
heon declared and paid or payment provided for hy funds sot apart for the
purpose, tho holdors of the contson stock shall be entitlod to rocelve when
and a a declared out of tho remaining surplus or not profits, dividends at
the rate of five porccnt por annum payable yearly, fecif-yearly or quarterly
as the Board of Dlrootors may from time to tine fix and determine.
After full dividends as aforesaid on the common stock for all
previous dividend periods from and aftor Hovembor 3D, 1917, or from and
after the dato of original issuanoe thereof in the case of couwon stock
issued subsequent to Hovember 30, 1917, and on tho preferred stock from
the date of the original issuance thereof, shall havobeen declared and
paid or payment provided for by hands set apart for that purpose, tho re¬
mainder of my surplus or net profi ts shall bo applicable to the payment
of further dividends equally per share upon both preferred and conmon stocks
which said further dividends shall not bo at a rate in excess of three por¬
cent per annum on the preferred stock calculated cumulatively from tho date
of tho original lssuanco thereof.
After dividends as hereinbefore provided for on tho preferred
and conmon stock shall have been declared and paid or payment provided for
by funds sot apart for the purposd to an aaount not to exceed the rate of
eight percent per annum, as aforosald, the remainder or any surplus or net
profits shall then be applicable to the payment of further dividends upon
the conmon stock.
In determining the distribution of dividends between the pre¬
ferred and conmon stock, there shall be excluded from calculation all divi¬
dends paid or payable upon tho common stock in excess of tho aggregate
dividends at iho rate of eight percent 'per annum to vfaich -sdld stock nay
be entitled as hereinbefore provided.
She preferred stock shall bo subject to redemption, in whole or
in part, at tho option of tho Corporation (to be determined by tho Board of
Directors, out of sny surplus or net profits, at any time after throe years
from tho original Issuance thereof at one hundrod and five porcent (106^) of
the par value thereof, together with all dividends doolared thereon end re¬
maining unpaid, provided, however, that no such preferred stook shall be so
redeemed until full cumulative dividends at the rate of five porcent per
annum up to the date of Buch redemption on all outstanding preferred stock
•hall have been paid or funds set apart for this purpose.
In case the £oaid of Directors of the corporation shall determine
to redeom the whole of the preferred stock, they shall cause to be mailed to
each holder of the preferred stook at his address registered upon the book*
of the corporation, at least thirty days before the date of such proposed
redemption, a notice stating the price and place at which aind the time when
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[ENCLOSURE]
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Itho redemption in auch notice, the corporation ahall, upon presentation,
duly endorsed for transfer and aurrendor, of tho certificate of saidpre-
forrod stock, pay to tho holder thereof tho price fixed herein aa the price
of redemption, and tho right to dividends upon any preferred stock ahall
cease on the date fixed by such notice for redemption.
In case the Board of Birectora of the corporation shall determine
to redeem a port of the preferred stock, in ovory such case tho shares of
such preferred stock represented by each certificate therefor as such cor-
tificatoa shall be outstanding at the beginning of business on tho day fixed
by the directors for such redaction, shall bo redeemed proportionately.
Rotlce of such partial redemption, stating the proportion to bo redeemed,
the price and place at which, and tho tiro when such preferred stock is to
be redeemed, shall be nailed to each holder of tho preferred atock at Ms
address registered upon tho books of the corporation, at least thirty days
before the date of auch proposed partial redemption. On and after the date
fixed m the notice for auch partial redemption, tho corporation, upon pre¬
sentation duly endorsed fbr traisfor and surrender, or presentation for
stamping (aa the corporation may require) of any certificate for such pre¬
ferred atock, shall pay to the holder thereof for each share redeemed the
price fixed herein a a the prieo of redemption, and tho right of any holdor
of such proferrod s tock to dividends upon the shares represented by any
certificate shall coaao, in the proportion fixed In the notice as tho pro¬
portion to be redeemed, on the day fixed for such redemption. In ovory
ease of such partial redemption, each certificate for the stock so redeemed
shall be surrendered, and a new certificate issued for the number of shares
represented by such certificate and recoining unredeemed, or tho old certi¬
ficate may be properly stomped and returned to tho holder. In caso of the
aurrendor of tho certificates, tho corporation may issue scrip representing
fractional portions of the unredeemed shares. Said scrip shall not en¬
title tho holder thereof to receive dividends thereon while tho samo is
outstanding; but such scrip may at any time be exchanged for certificates
of stock when presented in amounts representing an oven share or shares of
stock, and upon such exchange, the holder of such scrip upon surrendering
the same ehall bo entitled to be paid any dividends theretofore declared
and remaining unpaid upon tho stock represented thereby.
Ho preferred s tock represented by a certificate bearing date
prior to tho date fixed for tho redemption of the whole or a port of tho
preferred stock shall, after the date so fixod for such redemption, be
transferred upon the books of tho corporation unless and until such certi¬
ficate shall have boon surrendered or stamped by the corporation as the
case may require.
In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding np
(whether voluntary or involuntary) of tho corporation, toe assets and Amds
or tho corporation, after payment of the corporation’s indebtedness, shell
be applied in tho order; mentioned aa follows t-
First, to tho payment to tho holders of tho preferred stock of
tho full amount of the par value of thoir preferred shares together with
toe amount of any deficit in dividends thereon calculated at the rate of
five percent per annum from the date of original Issuance thereof; toon
to toe payment to the holders of the common stock of the full amount of
toe par value of their common shares together with the amount of any deficit
in dividends thereon calculated at the rate of five percent per annum from
and after Bovomber 30, 191?, or from and after the date of original Issuance
[ENCLOSURE]
It ha roof In the case of common stock issued subsequent to Hovember 30, 19X7;
and lastly, the retraining assets and foals shall bo distributed among and
paid to the holders of the preferred and eosnon stock pro rata share and
share alike, and without preference or priority of one class of shares over
the other*
IAKD BE 17 SU3THEH B83QLVKD that a meeting of the s tockholders to
take action upon the foregoing resolution bo called forthwith to bo hold at
tho principal office of the Company at thB corner of Valley Bond and lakeside
Avenue, Seat Orange, Haw Jersey, on Thursday, November 2 Pnd, 1917, at ten
o'clock A. IS.
IBBSOLVBD that tho offer of tho holders of tho Company's First
Mortgage five percent Gold Bonds now outstanding to sell their bonds to
the Company at par plus accrued interest be and the same la hereby accepted,
subject to ratification by the stockholders.
15 HITBES8 THEREOF, 1 have hereunto signed my name as Secretary
and affixed the seal of tho Company, this nineteenth day of Eovembor, Hlne-
[ toon Huudred 3 even to en.
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this day of November.
1918, by and between EDI S OH STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY, a Hew
Jersey corporation of West Orange, Hew Jersey, hereinafter
oalled the Edison Company, party of the first part, and
STANDARD ESSENCE COMPANY , a New Jersey corporation, of May-
wood, New Jersey, hereinafter oalled the Standard Company,
party of the second part, WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Edison Company is deBirous of continu¬
ing to obtain its supply of Lithium Hydroxide from the
Standard Company for a further period of five years, and,
WHEREAS, the Standard Company is possessed of a
Lithium mineral mine affording it a Bupply of ore, and also
of a factory capable of producing about 16,000 to 18,000
pounds of dry Lithium Hydroxide per month, all of which is
bought by the Edison Company, and
WHEREAS, in the oourse of business, the requirements
of the Edison Company for Lithium Hydroxide may increase up
to a quantity of 40,000 pounds monthly, and
WHEREAS, the Standard Company is unwilling to erect
additional Chemical Works to increase its capacity to this
quantity, whioh in certain oontingenoies might not be taken
by the Edison Company,
IT IS THEREFORE AGREED, that the Edison Company will
pay for the extra ohemioal apparatus necessary to increase
the capacity to 40,000 pounds, monthly, to the extent of
$110,000, whioh is the estimated cost thereof, as per
sohedule made by the Standard Company and hei«to attached.
Should said ohemioal apparatus ooBt more than the
estimated cost, the Standard Company itself shall pay for
the excess. In any event, the money payment by the Edisoi
Company for said ohemioal apparatus shall bo limited to
$110, 000, and this sum is to bo paid in monthly installments
covering a period of months. After the expiration of
the five year period, the property paid for by the Edison
Company shall beoome the property of the Standard Company.
The prioe whioh the Edison Company shall pay to
the Standard Company shall be the oost prioe of sixty-five
oents per pound of dry lithium Hydroxide _ with impur¬
ities not exceeding _ #, of whioh the following are limits *
This is to be called the base prioe.
To the oost, or base prioe, tho Standard Company
may add 25# per pound as its profit. The aforesaid base
prioe is based on the present conditions as to labor, o^osts
and supplies.
If at any time during the oontraot period the
oost of labor in its mines or factory inorease so as to
oause an inorease in oost of the lithium Hydroxide, a Public
Accountant, mutually agreed upon, shall determine from the
Standard Company' s books suoh increase of oost, and this
inoreased oost shall be added to the baBe prioe of sixty-f i-c e
oents, the Standard Company adding its 25 # per pound theretc .
Should the Edison Company fail to pay for its
monthly requirements within 60 days after they are due, the
remaining payment due on said sum of $110,000, or less, sha: 1
all be payable at once.
It is understood and agreed that while the present
requirements of the Edison Company are about 18,000 to 20,0(0
pounds per month, and may reach 40,000 pounds, if the exiger -
oies of business render it necessary the Standard Company
may reduoe its requirements to any quantity less than 18,000
to 20,000 pounds monthly, hut the payments on aooount of the
$110,000 shall oontinue until paid.
References
IT:TiCB-2
BJO 11 766 669
Oonmissloner of Internal Revenue ,
Treasury Department,
Washington, D. 0.
Dear Slri Attention of Hr. P. 3. Talbert. Acting Douuty Oomnr.
From the enclosed exhibits yon will see that we have taken the
time to reply rather fully to your letter of April 22, in order to give you
all the information you desire.
As requested, the following statements are enolosed, the same
being in further support of the Income and Excess Profits Tax Returns of
Edison Storage Battery Company and The Edison Storage Battery Supply Company,
for the fiscal year ended February 28, 1917 (not 1916).
Exhibit It Consolidated Balance Sheets as at
February 29, 1916 and February 28,
1917.
2{ Consolidated Profit and Loss State¬
ment for Fiscal Tear ended February
28, 1917.
3i Analysis of Patent Aooonnt for past
19 years.
4t letter signed by HR. TH03. A. ED IS OH,
dated Hay IB, 1919, addressed to Ur.
Talbert. Hr. Edison, the Inventor of
the Edison Storage Battery, and the
world's foremost scientist, explains
for your benefit the basis used In
valuing the Company's patents.
After examining Exhibits 3 and 4 you may foal that our books show a
rather low valuation of our patents. This, while undoubtedly being the case,
ie In harmony with our polloy of always stating the facts of the buslneee as
conservatively as possible.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue j
O
Jose IX, 1919.
You will note from Up. Edison'B letter that the Company was in
a more or lees experimental stage up to 1910. As a matter of faot, the
hooks were not balanced until February 28, 1910. "Therefore, we are not
enclosing yearly balance sheets and profit and loss accounts, beginning
with the date of organization, as you requested, the other exhibits at¬
tached probably giving you all the information you desire.
ADJUSlMEa'f OF IMVESTEP CAPITAL:
Item 6, Sohedule B, $16,820.86, is the difference between the
actual bad debts written off and the amount of reserve set up to take
care of bad debts, and hence is an item disallowed as a deduction from
Income. Consequently it was added to Invested Capital, Feb. 28, 1917.
Item 6, Schedule B, $43,911.86, represents the amount written
Off by ue on account of our old obsolete factory property in Glen Bidge
H. J. Being an item disallowed as a deduction from Income we were obliged
to add it to our Inveated Capital, Feb. 28, 1917.
BAD DKBIS WHITT EH OFFi
With respect to Item 6 A "Loss - Bad Debts" $66,143.67. Ihla
amount waa not written off until every effort had been made by our Credit
Department to secure puyaent, which procedure was followed In each oase*
Some of the concerns went through bankruptcy proosedings.
Tunnuu ATTO PBOFI-J3 TAX BETOBH FOB YBAB ESDI KB 2-28-lgj.
Your reference to Artlole 962 of Part II, Preliminary Begula-
tions 46, la appreciated. On March 16, 1919, we filed Form #1031-1 with
our Collector in Hewark, H. J., and paid the estimated tax then duo there¬
on, and on dune 16, 1919, we shall file final return on Form #1120, thus
fully complying with the Eegulations to which you so Kindly directed our
attention. In this, as well as in all other tax matters, we are person¬
ally guided by the Collector of Internal fievenue at Hewark, H. J., with
whom our returns are discussed at length before filing.
If you require further information please address your letter to
Very truly yours,
Aaeletant Flnanoial Executive.
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Mr. Edison were Designed
to Edison Storage Battery
Co. in accordance with
the agreement under which
they purchased his inven¬
tion, and it was found
desirable to oontlnue his
experiments which resul¬
ted in important improve¬
ments which greatly in¬
creased the life and great¬
ly improved the construc¬
tion of the battery from
mechanical and eleotrlod
standpoints. During this
time it was also necessary
to plaoe the battery in
the hands of the public in
order to determine how it
would stead up in actual
practice, these oommeroial
operations being carried *£
on by Edison Storage Bat¬
tery Co., and the net loss
or expense thereof up to
Feb. 28, 1910 was oharged
to Experimental (or patent)
Aooount, as was neoeBsary
since the battery at that
time was still in an exper¬
imental stage, and amounted
to $1,678,974.26 2,678^974.26
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1,868,302.40
Hay 16, 1919.
Hr. I. Talbert,
Acting Deputy Coamiaalonor of Internal Revenue,
Washington, D. OV
Dear 8ir:
la 1901 the Edison Storage Battery Cbmpanycpurohased from me ny
invention and the patents of a storage battery of an entirely new type, upon
which X had been experimenting for a great many years in an exhaustive manner
and at very great expense, for $1,000,000.00
This invention was <Jf a basio and poineer oharaoter, and the
Edison Storage Battery Company has a complete monopoly in the manufacture of
batteries in which an alkaline electrolyte is used in combination with
•leotrodes employing compounds of iron and nickel respectively Instead of an
acid electrolyte as used in the well known forms of lead batteries.
The patents taken out were by me assigned to the Edison Storage
Battery Oompany in accordance with the agreement under vhloh they purchased
qy Invention, and it was found desirable to oontlnne my experiments which
resulted in Important improvements whloh greatly lnoreased the life and
greatly improved the oonstmotlon of the battery from meohsnloal and eleo-
trioal standpoints. During this time it was also necessary to place the
battery In the hands of the publlo in order to determine how It wftoia stand
up In actual praotioe, these commercial operations being carried on by the
Edison Storage Battery Company, and the net loss or expense thereof up to
February 26, 1910 and amounting to $1,676,974.26 was ohargod to their
the fisoal year February 28, 1910 was but <619,000. ae compared with sales
made during the fiscal year ended February 28, 1919 of alx million dollars.
In the last eight years the Edison Storage Battery Company has sold nearly
twenty-two and three quarter million dollars wotth of storage batteries.
She Company has today invested in land and buildings over wight
hundred thousand dollars; in machinery, tools and equipment over one and a
half million dollars; and in inventories of raw materials, work in process
and finished stook over two and three quarter million dollars. Its accounts
receivable are dose to the million dollar mark.
*he splended growth of the business is attributable to the superior
quality of its product, made possible by the experimental and research work
performed during the early part of the Corporation's existence, and the
patents which resulted therefrom.
Tours very truly,
(Signed) THOS. A. EDISOH
President.
Ediswu Storage Battery Co.
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Orange, N.J.,U.S.A.
June 28, 1923
International Equipment Co. ,
Transportation Bldg. ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It is mutually agreed to supplement and
amend our contract with you of November 9, 1922 with
reference to the sales of Edison storage batteries in
the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, as follows;
(1) To avoid any possible misunderstanding, it
is to be understood that our agreement with you covers
only cells of the types specifically mentioned in
paragraph 14 of said agreement, and that it is not to
cover sales of a new type of storage battery on which
Mr. Edison is now working and which is especially de¬
signed or to be designed for starting internal com¬
bustion engines and which is referred to by Mr. Edison
as the "Pord Starter Battery," which said new type of
storage battery may or may not be manufactured and
marketed by us. t3j£,ut>.
(2) On all sales to/you on orders placed after
the date hereof for A, w, G and 1 type cellB we will
allow you an additionaVdisoount of five (5$) per cent.-,
making the disoountsf on cellB of said types as followsA
/ t-a~J '
A & B type cells . 30$ and 5$
G — . " . " 25$ and 5$
1 --- " V .25$ and 5$.
(3) Paragraph 9 of the agreement of November 9,
1922 is hereby oanoelled, and you agree to sell all
batteries hereafter purchased from us with the under¬
standing that.no guaranty or replacement agreement made
by us applies to them, except that we will replace free
of charge any cell which when returned to us f.o.b.
Orange, N.J. within one year from its date of shipment
from our factory shall, upon our inspection, prove to
International Equipment Co.
June 28, 1923
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be defective in workmanship or material. You will fur¬
ther agree that no guaranty or replacement agreement on
Edison cells which you may make or enter into upon your
own responsibility and at your own risk and expense
shall be more liberal than the terms of the standard
guaranty or replacement agreement then being offered by
us generally to purchasers in the United States.
(4) It is further agreed that said agreement of
November 9, 1922 as hereby supplemented and amended
shall be binding upon both parties for a period of four
years from November 9, 1922 and thereafter until can¬
celled. It may after said four years' period be can¬
celled by either party upon 60 days' notice in writing
to the other. This paragraph shall supersede paragraph
27 of said agreement of November 9, 1922.
(6) Except as herein supplemented and amended, said
agreement of Hovember 9, 1922 shall remain in full force
and effect.
Very truly yours,
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
By _ _
Chairman pi the Board
of Directors.
Accepted and agreed to:
INTERNATIONA! EQUIPMENT COMPANY
"II5' /9--.¥~0
CERTIFICATE OP AMEKDISEBT OP CERTIFICATE OP IHCOBPOBATIOH
; op KDI30H STORAGE BATTERY CCUPABY.
| Th# location of the principal office’ in this State is at the
;| comer of Valley Hoad and .Lakeside Avenue in the; Town of west -Orange,
County of Essex and State of Hew Jersey.
T^e .nsme of the agent therein and in oharge thereof upon whom
process against this corporation, may ba; served is Harry F. Miller.
RESOLIITIOH OP BOARD OP DIRECTORS
"The Board of Directors of EdiBcm Storage. Battery Company,
a corporation of Hew Jersey, on thie 26th day of June, 1924, do hereto
resolve and declare that it. is' advisable that Article Fourth of the Certl
fioate of Incorporation of this Company as heretofore amended be further
read as followst-
,'iuuiuai The total authorised capital stook of the oor-
poration is Pive Million Dollars ($6,000,000) divided into fifty
(A?™!?114 (60,000) shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars
if1 rf°LnaJ™i °f BU°h t0tal authoril!9d capital stock, twenty thou¬
sand 120,000). shares anounting’ to Two Million, Dollars ($2,000,000)
shall be preferred stock, and thirty thousand (30,000) shares
amounting to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) shall be oommon
’The holders of the, preferred stook shall be entitled
to reoeive vfcen and as declared from the surplus or net profits
of the corporation dividends at the rate of, five peroant per
^alf7yaa«3ri0r’ quitt*irlyi ' “ '**• Board-of J>1 rectors
may from time to time fix, and determine. The dividends1 on. the
preferred, stook shall be oumulative from the date of original
issuance thereof. Ho dividends shall be paid on or set apart for
any oommon stook at any time unless and until' the holders of the
preferred stook shall have reeeivod full dividends thereon at the
rate of five peroant per annum for all previous dividend periods
poseaS’nent !th9r0Of Pr0Vidad fop by funis set apart for, such pur-
’After full cumulative dividends, at the rate of five
peroant per annua on the preferred. stook for all previous divi¬
dend;-, periods shall have baendeolared and paid or payment pro- ^
vided for , by funds set apart for the purpose, the holders of the
oommon stock shall be entitled to reoeive when and asdeolared
out of the remaining surplus or net profits, dividends at 1 the
rate of five. p’eroent per annua, payable yearly, half-yearly or,
quarterly as the Board of Directors may from time, to time fix- >-
and determine. ,
, .. ’After full dividends as aforesaid on the oommon stook
for all' previous dividend periods from -and;' after Hovember30,1917,
or from. and, after the date of original issuanoa, thereof iinSthe oase
of .common stook. issued subsequent to Hovember 30, .1917, and on-
the ; preferred stook from the date of t the . original , issuance there¬
of, shall have been deolared . and .paidror- payment ^provided! for; by
fundBf set ;, epart vforithat, purpose, -the- remainder.' of any surplus ; or „
net;, profits, shall .be.applloable,tp thepayment.of.further 'divl--'
dends equally, per .share upon both preferred. and1 common, stock,; ;• v
whioh said ;further dividends shall -not ibe'at -a.rate.in'croeos 'ofi
three percent per annun on 'the preferred stook calculated: oikmu-
latlvaly ; from Xthe:>dato<'of^ the ^ original; iasuanoe th#raof* ' •
',x A 'ifter.1 dividends as< hereinbefore provided; for'on- the
preferred and ooasnon stook shall have been'dsolared and paid
or payment provided for by funds eat apart for the purpose to
an mount not to exceed the rate of eight percent' per anntm.viAr.
as aforesaid, the remainder of any surplus or net profits shall
then be- applicable to the payment of further dividends upon the
oommon stock.
•In determining the distribution of- dividends between'.'
the .preferred and oommon etook, there shall- be eioluded- from >
calculation all dividends paid' or payable upon the common stook
in excess of the- aggregate dividends at the rats of eight per¬
cent per annum to which said stook may be entitled as hereinbe¬
fore provided.
■a - • • She preferred stook shall be subject to redemption,
in whole: or in part-, at the option of the corporation (to be'
determined. by the Board of. Directors) ,' at any time 'after three
years from the original issuanoe thereof at one hundred and
five percent (lOS^J of the par value thereof, together with all
dividends declared thereon and remalnli^'unpaldi provided, how¬
ever, that no such preferred stook shall be so redeemed until
full cumulative dividends'. at 'the rate "of five1 peroent 'per annun
up.to the date of such reieoptlon on all outstanding preferred
'stook shall have' been paid or funds set apart for this purpose.
'In oase the Board of Directors' of the corporation '
shall determine to redeem the whole of the preferred- stooki they
shall cause to be mailed, to each' holder of the preferred stock
at his address registered upon the books of the corporation;: at : ’
least five days' before the date of suoh proposed redemption, a
notioe. stating the price and plaoe at i which and the time when
said 'preferred stock la to-' be redeemed. On and after the date
fixed for the redemption in such' notice, the corporation shall;
upon presentation;- duly endorsed for transfer and surrender, of
the certificate of said preferred stook, pay to the holder there¬
of the prioe flxed hereln as the prioe Of redemption;- and the
right' to dividends upon an>r preferred stock, shall cease on. the
date. fixed by such notioe for redemption.
'In oase. the Board’ of Directors of the corporation
shall determine to redeem a part of the preferred stock, . in
every isuoh oase the shares of suoh preferred stook represented
by each certificate, therefor as such oertlfioates &all:be-out-
standing at the beginning of business on the day fixed by the
directors for such redemption, shall be redeemed proportionately.
Hotioe of suoh partial redemption, stating the proportion to be
redeemed, the price and place at whloh, and the time when suoh
preferred stook is to be 'redeemed,, shall be mailed to each holder
of the preferred stook at his address registered upon the books
of the corporation, at least five days before the date of suoh
proposed partial redemption. ’ -'On and. after , the -date fixed- in-' the" ..
notioe for suoh partial redemption, the corporation, upon pre¬
sentation duly endorsed- for transfer and' surrender, : or presenta- '
tion for stamping (as the corporation may require) of any certi¬
ficate for suoh preferred, stook, ehallpayto the holder thereof "
for each share redeemed the. price fixed herein as the prl'oe of
redemption, and the right of any holder of suoh preferred stook
to dividends -upon the Shares' represented^ anyoertif ioate ; / s
shall oeasej';'in5-the proportion if ixed-’ih 'the hotioe as ; the pro--'
portion -to ‘be redeemed; on thesdayflxed for suoh redemption.
In every case of suoh partial redaaption;; eaoh oermieate’for.'-
the -stook' ’so iredeemed 'shall be eurrendered; and'^alne# iertif ioate i
ieeued'f or -tlie 'number ■ of-.eharei .represented 'by . euoh'-’ciertifioate
and-' remaining -unredeemed, or the old-oertifioatS may be properly
stamped and returned to the holder. In oase of the surrender of
the certificate, the oorporation may issue scrip .representing
fraotionalportioris'of'thdunredasoei.aharee.^.'aaid'eorip 'shall
not antitlethe holder thereof-to'reoSive 'dividends thereon while
the same is outstanding j' but suoh'sorip-may-'at 'any (.time -be- -ex- .
ohaaged.for-oertlfioatasj'or stook'when -presented in 'amouhts'rSp- '
resantlng an even share or shares of stoolc, and upon suoh ex-
idianga, tha holder of suohaorip upon surrendering the same shall
be entitled to' be paid any dividends theretofore daolared and
remaining unpaid upon the atook represented thereby. -
'lfo preferred stook represented by a oertlfloate bear¬
ing date prior to the date fixed for tho redemption of the whole
or a part of the preferred stook shall, after the date so fixed
for suoh redemption, be transferred upon the books of the cor¬
poration unless and until suoh oertlfloate shall have been sur¬
rendered or stamped by the corporation as the base may require.
' 'In the event of the liquidation, dissolutlon or wind¬
ing up (whether voluntary or Involuntary) of -the corporation, '
the assets ail funds of the oorporation, after payment of the
corporation's indebtedness, shall be applied in the order men¬
tioned. as follows !- " >•» -'*v
'First, to tha payment to the holders of the preferred
stook of tho full amount of the par value of their preferred
shares together with the amount of any deficit' in dividends
thereon calculated at the rate of five percent par annua fr<»
the date of original issuance thereof ; then to the payment to -•
the holders of the common stook of the full anount of the par
value of their' common shares together with the ano'unt of any
defioit in dividends thereon calculated at the rate of five per-
oent per annum from and after Hovember 30, 1917, or from 'and
after the data of original issuance thereof in the base of common
stook issued subsequent to November 30, 1917 j and lastly, the re¬
maining assets and funds shall be distributed among and paid to
the holders of the preferred and oonmon stook pro rata share and
Bbare alike, and without preference or priority of one class of
shares over the other.
j ‘Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for '
each share of stook held by him, Aether preferred or ooramon •
I StOOk.' ::
I and do hereby call a meeting of the stockholders to be held at the office
| of the Company, oomer Valley Hoad and Lakeside Avenue, in the Town of
i West Orange, County of Essex and State of How Jersey, on the second dpy
! of July, 1924, at 1«30 p.m., to take action upon the above resolution."
Edison Storage Battery Company, a corporation of Sew Jersey,
| doth hereby oertify that it has amended Artlole Fourth of the Oertlfloate
j of Incorporation of the Company as heretofore amended to resi as follows*
11 "• "FOURTH 1 The1 total authorized bapltal itook of thie corpor¬
ation is Five Million Dollars ($6,000,000) divided into fifty thou¬
sand (bO, 000] shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars
($100) eabb. 1 Of suoh total authorised capital 'stook, twenty thou¬
sand' (20,000) ' shares ''amounting to Two Million'Doilars' ($2';00'0,000)
shall be preferred stook, and thirty thousand' ’ (30,000') shares
amounting to' Three Million D0liars(f3,obo ,:boo) shall be a'oiimbn
stook. (
holders ;of 'the preferred ;sto<* shall 'be Entitled
to raoeive when and;as‘ declared from the surplus or net 'profits
of the oorporation dividends at the rate of five' peroent'per
anntsn yearly, half-yearly or quarterly, as the Board of Direotors
may from time to tin# fix: and deteiraine. . The dividends on, the
preferred stook shall be oumulatlvefrom the data of original
issuance thereof. Ho dividends . shall i be paid on- or setapart for
any oommon stoolc at any time unless and until the holders of the
preferred a took shall have reoeived full dividends thereon at
the rate of. five .peroent per annum for all' previous dividend
periods or payment thereof provided for. hy funds set apart for
euoh purpose.
■"After full cumulative dividends. at the rate of five
peroent per annum on the preferred stook for all previous divi¬
dend periods shall have been deolared and paid or payment pro¬
vided :for by funds set apart for the purpose, the holders' of >the
oommon stook shall be entitled. to receive when: and. as deolared
out of the remaining surplus or net profits, dividends at the.
rate of five peroent per annum payable yearly, half -yearly . or
quarterly as the. Board of Direotors may from: time to . time fix
anl determine. .
. "After full dividends as aforesaid on the. oommon stook
for all previous. dividend periods from and after Hovember 30,
1917, or from and after:the date of original issuance thereof in
the oase. of common stook issued subsequent to Hovember 30, 1917,
and on the preferred stook from the date, of the original issuance
thereof , shall have been deolared and paid. or payment provided
for by funds set apart for that purpose, the remainder of any
surplus or net profits shall be applicable to the payment of fur¬
ther dividends equally per share upon both preferred and oonmon
stock, viiiah said further dividends shall. not be at a rate in t;
exoese.of three peroent per annum on the preferred stock calcu¬
lated cumulatively from :the date of the original issuance thereof .
- "After dividends, as hereinbefore provided for on the
praferredoandtdommon stook , shall have been deolared and paid or
payment provided for by funds set apart for the purpose toian
mount not tojexoeed the rate of eight peroent per annum, as aforesaid,
the remainder. of any etnjplus. or. nat profits shall then be :appli-
cable to the payment of further dividends upon the oommon stook.
"In determining the distribution of dividends between
the preferred and oommon stook, thare shall be exoluded from
oaloulatlon all dividends paid or payable upon the oommon stook
in exoess of the aggregate dividends at the rate of eight per- -
oent per annum to whloh said Btook may be entitled as herelnbe-
fore provided.
"The preferred Btook shall he subject to redemption,
in vbole or in part, at the option of the ooiporation (to be
detemined by the Board of Directors) , at any time ;af ter three
years from, the original issuanoa thereof at one hundred and.flve
pbroentv(105$). of the -.par, value thereof, together with all divi¬
dends deolared thereon and remaining unpaid, provided, however,
that no .suoh preferred stook shall he so redeemed until full'
cumulative dividends at the rate of five peroent per annum up
to the date , of suoh redemption .on ..all outstanding preferred.-; ?'.’
stook shall have .been, paid, or funds sat apart for this purpose.
"lu oase the Board:. of Direotors of -the ooiioratlon
shall determine to redeem .the whole of the. preferred .stook, -»r,
they shall oauaa : to. :be mailed to eaoh -holder ■; of : the preferred
atook at hie : address , regie tarsd. upon the 'books of the corpora¬
tion, at .least if ive days before ithe date of auoh propo»ed ;re-
demption, a notioe. stating the -prioe and place at whioh .and the
timecvhsn aaid-.preferred stook is r, to. be redeemed, ,■ On and: after
the date fixed for. the: redemption ln,aueh:notioe, the corpora-- ,
tlon. ahull, , upon presentation, duly .endorsed for transfer and ’
surrender, . of -the certificate ;of. said .preferred atook, pay to;.
fcl.w, f.iM.i.O'F ufoo;: til o/fttnju-f FAO ri.o.j fin II'C® rn. OT.T'’ln:T
cio>.’T,-.ou'tr*i co fiaio T.Ty uaa .«K>f0*api-5* sPo <|? Atlantic «» «">
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the holder thereof tha price fixed herein as the prioa of re¬
demption, piid the right to dividends upon.any preferred’ stock '
ahall oeosa, on tha date fixed' by suoh' iiotioe for redemption.
"In oasa the Board of Diraotors of tha corporation
shall determine to redeem a part of the preferred stook, in
®TerJr oasa the shares of, suoh preferred stook represented
by eaoh oertif ioate therefor as suoh oertif ioates shall be out-
standing at the beginning of, business on tha day fixed by the
diraotors for suoh redemption, Bhall be redeemed proportionately.
Ifotioe of suoh partial redemption, stating the, proportion to be
redeemed, the prloe and'plaoe at' vhlah, and the time when suoh
.preferred stook is , to, be redeemed, shall be mailed to eaoh hold¬
er of the preferred stook' at his address registered upon the
•5 b00ks of the. corporation, at least, five days .before the date of
suoh proposed partial redemption, ' On and after the date fixed '
in the notice for Buoh partial redemption, the corporation,
upon presentation duly endorsed for transfer and surrender, or
presentation for stamping (as the corporation may require) of
any oertif ioata for suoh preferred atook, shall pay to the
holder thereof for each share redeemed the pride fixed herein '
as the price of redemption, and the .right of any holder of
suoh preferred atook to dividends upon the shares represented '
by. any oortif ioate shall. oe&ae, in the proportion fixed in the
notioo as the proportion to be redeemed, on the day fixed for
suoh redemption. In every oasa of suoh partial redemption,
eaoh oertifioate for the stook so redeemed ahall be surrendered,
and a new oertifioate issued for the number of shares represent¬
ed by suoh oertifioate and remaining ‘unredeemed, or the old oer¬
tifioate may be properly stamped and returned to the holder.
In case of the surrender of tha oertifioate, the oorporatlon
may issue sorip representing fraotional portions of the unre¬
deemed Bhares. Said sorip ahall not entitle the holder thereof
to receive dividends thereon vhlle the same is outstandings but
euoh sorip may at any time be exohanged for, oertif ioates of
atook whon presented in amounts representing an even shareor .
shares of atook, and upon suoh exchange, the holder 'of suoh
sorip upon surrendering the same shall be entitled to be paid
any dividends theretofore declared and rsmainix^ unpaid upon
the stook represented thereby.
"Ko preferred stodk represented by a oertifioate bear¬
ing date prior to the date flxod for the redemption of the whole
or a part of the preferred atook shall, after the date so fixed
for suoh redmptlon, be transferred upon the books of the corpor¬
ation unless and until suoh oertifioate shall have been surren¬
dered or stamped by the corporation as the case may require,
"In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or wind¬
ing up (whether voluntary or Involuntary) of the corporation,
tha assets and fundB of the corporation, after payment of the
corporation's indebtedness, shall be applied in the order men¬
tioned as follows:—
•First, to the payment to the holders of the preferred
stook of the full mount of the par value of their preferred
Bhares together with the amount of any deficit in dividends
thereon oaloulatedat the rate of five peroent por annum from
the date of original lssuanoe thereof! then to the payment to
the holders of the oommon stock of the full amount of the par
value of their oommon shares together with the mount of any
deficit in dividends thereon oaloulated at the rate of five
peroent per annum from and after November 30, 1917, or from
and after the date of original lsauanoe thereof in the oasa of
oommon stook issued subsequent to Hovember 30, 1917; and lastly,
the remaining assets and funds shall be distributed among and
paid to the holders of the preferred and oommon stook pro rata
share and share alike, and without preference or priority of
one olaas of shares over the otter.
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"Eaoh stockholder shall ha entitled to
share of stock held by him, whether preferred oi
■said amendment having been duly deeiared.by resolution of said Board of
: Directors of said Company (above reoited) to be advisable, and having
' been duly and regularly assented to by the vote of two-thirds in Interest
| of eaoh olass of the stockholders having voting powers, at a moating
J duly oalled by the Board of Direotors for that purpose, and the* written
assent of said stockholders aa hereto appended.
1H WUHES3 VMEREO.?, said Ediisoni Storage Battery Company
| has oaused this bertifioate to be signed' by its President and Seoretaiy
| and ltB- corporate seal to be hereto affixed the Second day of July, 1924.
BgQ3fflCg,PKR»3 AaSKHT CO CEAHOB
®s* the subwribera, being at least two-thirds la Interest of
each oless of too atookholdera of Edison Storage Battery Company* having
voting powers* having »at a meeting regularly called for the purpose,
votod In favor of amending Article Fourth of too Certificate of Inoarpor
atlon of the Company, ne heretofore amended, to rood as follows*
"FOOflmi She total authorised capital atook of too ooar*
p oration la «lva Wllloa Boilare (§5,000,000) divided Into
fifty thousand (50.000) ahares of toe per value of One Hun¬
dred Dollera (§100) each. Of stub total authorised capital
a took, twenty thousand (20,000) shares aaountlng to Two hi 11-
lon Dollars (§3,000,000) Shall be preferred atooic^ and thirty
thou* and (20,000) shores (mounting to Three Million Dollars
(§8,000,000) shall ba ooaaon stook*
"She headers of the {referred stook ehall be entitled
to receive whon and os deolared from the surplus or net prof¬
its of the corporation dividends at the rate of five percent
per annus* yearly, half-yearly or quarterly, na the Board of
Dlreotora may from time to tins fix and determine, The divi¬
dends on the profarrod atook Shall be omalatlve from the
date of original lssuonoc thereof* Ho dividends shall be
paid on or set apart for any oonmon atook at any time unless
and until tow holders of the preferred stook ehall have re¬
ceived full dividends thereon at the rate of five percent per
eaonm for all previous dividend periods or payment thereof
provided for by funds set apart for such purpose#'/*-
"After full oumolatlvs dividends at the rate of five
percent per annua on the preferred stock for all previous
dividend periods shall have bean deolared and paid or pay¬
ment provided for by funds eat apart for the. purpose* tbs
holders of the common ebook shall be entitled to reoelvo
whan and as doolarod out of the remaining surplus or not
profits* dividends at thetats of five percent per anmn pay¬
able yearly, half-yearly or <piorterly as the Board of Di¬
rectors nay from tiro to tins fix and determine,
"After full dividends as aforesaid on the oorason stook
for all provloua dividend periods from and after Hovestanr
SO* 1917* or from end after tho date of original lssuanos
thereof in the ooso of oomron atook Issued subsequent to
Hovesher 50,1917, and on the preferred atook from toe date
of tho original leauanoe thereof, shall have been deolsred
and paid or payment provided far by funds set apart for
that purpose, the remainder of any aurplue or not profits' ;
shall be applicable to tho payment of further dividends
equally per sharo upon both preferred and oonmon stook,
shiah said farther dividends Shell not bo at a rate in as* >
eees of throe peroeut per annua on the preferred stook cal¬
culated cumulatively from the' date of toe original lssuanos
I" thsreW ■ -•r-i" •' >!•■•>■ .w
•after dividends as hereinbefore provided for on the pre¬
ferred and oeaaon stook shall have been deolared end paid or. -
payment provided for by funds sot apart for the purpose to on
amount not to exceed tho rato of digit percent per annuo, os
II aforesaid* -the remainder of any surplus or net prorlta shall
then be ajplloable to the payment of further dividends tota
] the omasa stook*' - >•
"la determining the distribution of dividends between
the preferred and conrnon stock, there shall bo osoluded from
calculation all dividends paid or payable upon the common
•took in exoeso of the aggregate dlvidohdo at the rote of
dlBfrt percent por. annum to wJildh sold 'stools nay bo entitled
es herelnbofora provided*
"She proforred stools shall be cubjeot to rodoraption, In
whole or in part, at the option of the corporation l to be de¬
termined by. tho board of Elr eat oral, at 015- tine after three
yours from the original laeunnoe thereof at one hundred end
five peroont (10SJ.J of the par value thereof, tosetherwltfc
all dividends declared thoroon and remaining unpaid, pro¬
vided, however, that no auoh preferred etoolc shall bo ao re¬
deemed until fall oimilatlvo dividends at tha rate of five
peroont por annum up ,to the date of auoh rodenptlon on all
outstanding preferred atook shall have bom. paid or ftrnda
set apart for this pnrpoao.
"la oaab the Board of Dlrootoro of the corporation
ohall determine to redeem the whole of the preforrod etoolc,
they shall cause to bo mailed to osoh holder of tho preferr¬
ed atooh at his address registered upon the boohs of the cor¬
poration, at least five days before the data of auhh propoo-
ed ro deration, a notloa stating tho prioe and place at which
and the time whoa said preferred stools is to be redeemed,
Qa and after the, date, fixed for the redernption In euoh notice,
the oorporatlon shell, upon preaont at ion, duly aadoreadfer
transfer and surrender, of tha bertlfloatq of said preferred
•took, pay. to the holder, thereof , the price fixed horeln as
tha prioe of redemption, and the right to aividouda upon any
preferred atook Shall ooaae tan tho date fixed by auoh notloa
for redemption. .... t,. f.
"jtn oaab tho Board of Elreotor n of tho oorporatlon shall
determine to.rodoom a port of the preferred atook. In every
euoh. oaae tho Shares of auoh preferred atook represented by
eoSh oertlfloate therefor as suoh oertlfloatos shall be out¬
standing at tho begipnlng of buoineso on the day fixed by
tha director* for auoh redemption, shall ! bo. redaemed prostar-
tionatoly, Ubtloo of auch partial redemption, stating tha
proportion to be redeemed, the prioe and plaoe at nhloh, and
tho tlms when auoh, preferred atook la to ba redeemed, shell
bo mailed to each holder of tho preferred atook at hie ad¬
dress registered upon tho books of tha corporation, at least
five days before tho doto of suoh proposed partial redemption.
Qa and after the date , fixed In the notice, for euoh par U<4 -
redemption, the oorporatlon, upon presentation duly ondorsed
far transfer nnd surrender, or presentation for e tasking {os'
the oorporatlon may require), of any oertlfloate for. sudh pre¬
ferred atook, a hall pay to the holder thereof for eoah share '
redeemed .'the prioe fixed heroin as tho pride of rodo option,
^ead the rlfijbt of any holder of anoh preforrod etook to fiiiii-
dende upon the shores represented by any oertlfloate shell
oeaeo,' In the proportion fixed In tho cotloo ss the propevw
tioa.to be redeemed on the day fixed for- auoh redemption, In
every oase of euah partial redemption,' booh o#rtlfioate“fttr
^e^stpokao. redeemed shall be surrendered, end a new oertlfl-
oato ‘ltBub'd'for thenuabor of shores represented by su& icier-
tlfloate and remaining unredeemed, or tho old oertlfloate may
• be 'properly etamped'end returned to the Holder. In otse Of
the eurrondor of tho oertlfloate, the oorporatlon may Issue
; loripfyeproBetitlpff;:frobotlonal portions of the unredeemed'
'bhaoroe* ;SeM, eqrip ehall not entitle the holder .. or:.:v-
thereof to resolve dividends thereon whllo the turn la out*
standing} but euoh scrip may at any. tlme,bo..e»®hcneo^ for •
certificates of stools when presented la amounts roprowmt*
• • Ibb to oven shore pr Sharon of stock, and upon ouch enohsage,
the holder of cuoh scrip upon ourrondoring the oamo ohall bo
entitled1 to bo paid say dividends thorotofbre doclarod cad
remaining unpaid upon the otook roproeontod thoroby,
"Ho preferred etoofc roproaentod by a certificate bear*
lag date prior to the date fixed for tho rodotri.tlon of the
whole or a part of tho preferred etook shall, after the date
. , so fixed for ouoh raderaptien, be treneforrod upon tlio booka
of the corporation unleec and until ouoh oortlfloato oh all
' have been atarr endeared or atoned by the oorporation an the
case may require,
"In the event of tho liquidation, diescauticn or wind¬
ing op (whothar voltaxtary or Involuntary) of tha oorporation,
'tho Ckoeota and funds of tho corporation, after payee nt of the
corporation's Indebtedness, shell be applied in the ardor
mentioned as follow**
"First, to the payment to the holders of tho preferred
□took Of tho full amount of the par value of their preferred
shores together with the Mount of nay dofioit in dividends
thereon calculated at tha rate of fivo percent par annum
from the date of original locunnoe thereof} then to the pay*
neut to tho hoidore of tho oocnon otook of tho full amount
Of the par value of their oonnon ohoree together with tho
amount of any defioit In dividends thereon calculated at the
rate of fivo percent per annum from and after Kovembar £50,
1917, or from and after the dote of original iseuanoe there?
Of in the case of ooraroan stock iocuod subsequent to November
», .1917* and lastly, tho remaining Moots and fmde Shall
be distributed among and paid to the holders of tho preferr¬
ed and ooraaoa otook pro rata share end share alike, and with*
out ptroferenoe or priority of ono claos of eharos over the '
..... other. . . . J . • . j . .
tSadh otoolholder shall be entitled to ono vote for,
onoh share of stook held by him, whether preferred or com*
. mon stock," .
do now, pursuant to. the Statute, hereby give our written asoent. to
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I STATE OF HEW JERSEY
Be it Remomberod that on this Sna day
of July, A.D. 19E4, before me, the aubsoriber, a Hotary Publio
of the State of Hew Jersey, personally appeared John w.
Robinson, Searetary of Edison Storage Battery Company, the
corporation mentioned in and whioh executed the foregoing
oertifioate, who, being by me duly sworn on his oath, says he
is suoh Secretary; that the Beal affixed to said certificate
is the corporate seal of said corporation, the same being well
known to him; that Thomas A. Edison iB President of said cor¬
poration and signed said oertifioate and affixed Baid Beal
thereto, and delivered said oertifioate by authority of the
Board of Directors and with the assent of at least two-thirdB
in interest of each class of the stockholders of said corpora¬
tion having voting powers, as and for his voluntary act and
deed and the voluntary aot and deed of the said corporation,
in the presence of deponent who thereupon subscribed his name
thereto as witness.
And he further says that the resolution
of the Board of Directors contained in Baid oertifioate is
trulg^and oorreotly set forth therein and that said resolution
was adoptodi'at -a mestihgOofiCthausaidlBbard of Directors duly
i'hOliA.-J i' .i 'ARTIE, ■
convened and held on the i'36th>’day of.; June , 1924.
And he further says that the assent here¬
to appended is signed by at least two-thirds in interest of
each class of stockholders of said corporation having voting
powers, either in person or by their several duly constituted
attorneys:- in-fact thereunto duly authorized in writing.
Subscribed and sworn to before ^
me the day and year aforesaid.
' Hotary Publio of Hew Jersey
Edison Storage Battery Company Records
Letterbook (1904-1916)
This letterbook covers the period June 1 904-November 1916. Many of
the early letters are by Walter S. Mallory, vice president of ESBCo. Many of the
later letters are by Harry F. Miller, who served as secretary and then as
treasurer of the company. Other correspondents include Edison and George
A. Meister. Included is correspondence regarding the financial health and
administration of the company and relations with its British sales agents. Also
included are letters delaying the payment of accounts, announcing board
meetings, and arranging for the purchase of insurance and supplies. In
addition, there is a series of letters prepared by Miller on Edison's behalf to
investor Arthur I. Clymer of Ohio. A tag tied into the binding is marked "Edison
S. B. Co. Duplicate Letter Book June 1904 to Nov 1916." The book contains
992 numbered pages and an index; it has been used to page 682 Several
letters have been pasted into the book.
The book is badly water damaged, and many letters are illegible in part
or in whole. Every effort has been made to locate fully legible documents
elsewhere in the ESBCo record group that duplicate the information in this
letterbook. Less than 10 percent of the documents in the book have been
selected. The index has also been selected to provide information that may
otherwise be inaccessible.
Additional letterbooks containing items pertaining to the development of
Edison's storage battery can be found in the National Phonograph Company
Records and the Edison Ore Milling Syndicate Records (Company Records
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3 «v, V. Karapet off,
Cornell University ,
Ithaca, N.
3>ear Sir: —
Replying to yonrs of the 13th ult., which has been
delayed owing to Mr. Raison's illness, beg to Btate that the
storage battery is undergoing certain mechanical changes at
present, and we" would prefer not to send cells at this time, as
we ' believe tSS ’new f.ypa of cell eIII be yefy ouch better in every
. 4 •*:'beVr V.anufuct«r lr.gi •
f .c.ii £1:; \.utory., *;•:
■Would you consider rubber cons s oirawhat flexible
ety cents including cover", and we have been compel
as Mr. 'Sdlr.on was not in condition tc be see.i ,
MU have, however, .-.-non him t c- day and ha states a
•Mubber cans no good, new welded cans now perfectly
[MISDATED BY AUTHOR: CORRECT DATE IS MAY 26, 1905]
222
Col. George M. Studebaker,
South Bend, Indiana.
Bear Mr. Studebaker:
Your letter of the 16th test, received,
and I am gained to hear you e^rese your confidence In
the future of my battery, and I In turn feel cure tha
.Lptio. w y»«r M t0 our
, MT. fotmi tt wtM.17 1 1» »>-«'>• *° at,al" thS
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"batteries at that tine In order to hold the Spring trade.
Trusting that the abo-w will give you the information
that you desire, I am, with kindest regards -
Yours verytyuly,
236
New York, N.Y.
Gentlemen: =
Your favor of the 2nd ult. was duly received in
reference to the termination on November 20th, 1905, of the
agreeaent between your company and the Edison Storage Battery
Company, wfcieh4p*ctt4ea^i*r exclusive handling by you of the
- sura bntterue^ar 'train lighting on steam railroads in the
j’.ited States* >^fce Storage Battery Company w'i'l'i, of
■■ ■'*'#*•>*>'*€** to rocosnire that part of the
•tgrco •• shich ?ou cnU attend or., hraStjr **Vtiat*’'i •. ’>,1U
•i'<. !**•, .. -:-sr to cell Wte&wVi the Cold Car
‘"A -v . - • •••'. • • • ,
far .. period of five .years
r T910)
then?
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The Edison Storage Battery Company agrees to sell the
Adams' Express Company fifty (50) sets of batteries , size E IS,
sixty-two (62) cells each. Price, ten ($10) dollars per cell f.o.h.
Glen- Eidge, IT. J. Delivery in seventy-five (75) days from date
of 0WWrv-‘“B«ttter4ea-!t.p;;.J)e shipped and paid for as fast as complete:
• The Edia ookSj^lLl&aSHf’Spry Company guarantees the mechanical
construction. of the*^ ssti-ljarl.es. for one year, and. at the end of
■ posit iv^l^to^^or ^
:-r*dy-^v? ■'i'.i' -.i-s&Z to '”Mterriirt»"ri»t paft’cr t5?c'
December 1st 10.
A. I. Clymer, Esq.,
Van Wert, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter of the 29th ultimo
as to the financial condition of the Edison Storage
Battery Co. which Mr. Edison requested *•
1 would say that i* was just a year ago last Jgly d&T
was ag^piaoi^ii i
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&oVim*m‘MQ ypJj'MMnHxw ski-: - .. jr : 'm
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afa.fioilM our utmost to i>- #*■''>' i.»->*.
•-•ncIF.'.’C i -row --. .'i'vj
for thatpurposs*
We have at the present time between 9,000 and
10,000 cellB on order.
The Company web incorporated May 29th 1901.
The capital authorized being $1,000,000.00 all of which
was issued. $1,000,000.00 was given to Mr. Edison for
his patents, those existing and all future patents.
$500,000.00 in bonds were issued to provide money and
Mr. Edison gave $250,000.00 of his stock to the subscribers
of the bonds as an inducement. The capitalization was
increased this fall by $2,500,000.00 making a total
capitalization of $3 ,500,000.00. About $2,000,000.00
of the additional $2,500,000.00 was issued to Mr. Edison
for money advanced the Company, and he took the stock-'
at t.'-.r*
Ctockhe' dcjrv .
?ov. •
by. a Svtpiyrk fi- ;V-*i ,
•.h-;or., t/nju ^..te .
Sat to
but
You
axe undoubtedly aware of the unlimited
field for. a light reliable storage battery, such aB
we ha to and we therefor think you will agree with us
that the future looks exceedingly promising.
Treasurer .
Van Wart, Ohio.
December 17th 10.
„o»id riyi°e *° y°ur i“‘" °f io“
” ptr.t* *“ mi“" stert'a “■ ««»■«*.
60 * bt"Uery h= *m*ni $500,000. and gave
* ^ “ “"*“** - -«* - «.
«“ °» UU« dollars capital. o.,
whole of th. million wue 'issued to Hr. Edlsditfsr?.^
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been in the hands of the public one and one-lmlf years
Mr. Edison decided that they were not sufficiently
perfect to achieve what he started to achieve, to wit:-
production of a perfect storage battery to displace
horses in cities.
He then .closed his works and started again,
and after three years produced the present battery,
which he knows will Tie successful; and also devised
and produced a large variety of special machines and
processes, every dollar of the cost of which was
loaned the Company by Mr. Edison.
After the works had been running one year,
a meeting of the .Stock-holders was called'. The «por
- . account^., .*Wsan& , Ross
i
405
April 27th 11
Yo&r letter of the 21st. instant receired.
;ur capacity has increased from 1600 cello weekly
in January to 2200 in April. In three weeks will
i and we are sure. we art
&y.r.
v-sed i-o sell them h^*^«^^;&h^»tare
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568
headlights; the
alon® this line.
G£^S.SSS;i4SS,»g‘“;:4“
Bench is doine
:tNiUj.y ineroAsing,
good buaineoB
to fcse
making $30,000
614
January 28, 193.4.
ilessrs. J. Stone & Co. Lta
Beptford, England.
Gentlenen:
*“ "y 1",« « 0»<»W 9, 1913 „ 7,_„ Kr. „ .
1 itto .
jot relating to w alKaUo, ,011,. for „„ „
*** « f haia open for nl„ty
*** ft” ,te 1“” °f ““ letter. !«.
»«r *ee<Jttl tj jot ana the tire for aueh eooeptitt.ee he„
w.?*reS*
*.’*• -«6s5}«. a£ *csrs>tlatdf<na v:itb your- »»gr?g rr.~&t .
. 4”*;®*f* * to 7. ra 5«|>1 iwr* v-:pfa or ft prop*.-
•‘fW’" r-ti1" T ••» *M*Sr i«e*: -e fcsttsry ~-»>.-rv+T *»
A. I. filymer t Beg,.
My dear to. Clymer;-
Replying to ybur letter of the 9th instant
•lose a copy of our last balance ahoet dated June
The deficit shown thereon la accounted for by the
i wrote off a larye portion of our Patent and
Bxperimental accounts.
. of auto trucks by the foreign
: .they consist entirely of a
Answering your inquiry "
0 battery for submarines". T would <
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J5y dear Hr. Clyroer:
Yours of the 4th instant received.
Enclosed find copy of Annual balance
sheet as requested. A a to the reason the battery is not
used in pleasure vehicles, we have found it is due to
the manufacturers putting in the cheapest lead battery
that they can get; thus reducing the gross price of their
vehicle and obtaining the moet profit out of their product.
They care nothing about the merits of
a Rettery, neither do they care about the trouble the
pUbSJjC.^ill have.— All they seem to want is the money.
. applies to ignition
and Istartihg'.hat^ifV^V- QarS|ea will not sell our battery
. because th^'^W'se jPe.ifctoO. Jia3.es at a high profit if they do.
•In thi encase, "the ptibliu 'is outrageously swindled.
However, we are now" in creasing our 8 aloe
in every directionvhere merit cquirte^^su^i, a* doeic and
industrial t^upEs? fb ahioH everytKp]g^oAEdi8on: regular
-truciui. .mine licowotdvss. jnlfhing lamps, wireless plants on
stedniefs,' railroad oar light' fog etc. etc.-
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ISBN 0-89093-703-6
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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART TV
(1899-1910)
Thomas E. Jeffrey
Lisa Gitelman
Gregory Jankunis
David W. Hutchings
Leslie Fields
Editors
Theresa M. Collins
Gregory Field
Aldo E. Salerno
Karen A. Detig
Lorie Stock
Robert Rosenberg
Director and Editor
Sponsors
Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey
National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site
New Jersey Historical Commission
Smithsonian Institution
University Publications of America
Bethesda, MD
1999
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